Research Program Mentors
Polygence mentors are selected based on their exceptional academic background, teaching experience, and unique ability to inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and industry leaders.
Timothy
PhD candidate
Expertise
Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting
Barak
PhD
Expertise
Economics, Political Science, Political Economy, Quantitative Social Science, and Public Policy
Don
MBA/PhD candidate
Expertise
My areas of expertise are: Computer Science, Data Science & AI, Economics, Business & Finance, International Relations, Law, History, and Literature/Writing.
Aaron
MBA
Expertise
Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).
Benjamin
PhD
Expertise
Emotion, close relationships, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics
Shannon
MS
Expertise
French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law
Caroline
MA
Expertise
Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations
Montserrat
PhD
Expertise
Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, education, public health, and economics. Research design, including experimental design and survey design. Comparability studies, including propensity score matching and measurement invariance.
Aldis
PhD
Expertise
public speaking, statistics, data science, R, violin, fashion design and clothes making, podcast creation, economic analysis, mental health coping strategies
Prerna
PhD
Expertise
Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference, Gender, Education and Human Behavior related topics
Sam
PhD candidate
Expertise
Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music