Economics Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Economics
Elena

Elena

PhD candidate

Expertise

Macroeconomics, monetary policy (contemporary and historical) , economic history, econometrics

Amy

Amy

MBA

Expertise

Equity Research, Financial Modeling, Accounting, Industry Research, Mandarin

Nikki

Nikki

MSc candidate

Expertise

Economics, Marketing, Econometrics

Prerna

Prerna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference, Gender, Education and Human Behavior related topics

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Ziwei

Ziwei

MPP

Expertise

Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Econometrics, Data Analysis

Sunny

Sunny

MS candidate

Expertise

intersections of mathematics, applied economics, econometrics, computer science

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, American history, Gender studies, Music

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations

Aaron

Aaron

MBA

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy

Daira

Daira

MPA candidate

Expertise

gender and labor economics, economic policy and research in Latin America

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics and Statistics

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Ali

Ali

PhD

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Product Design, Economics, Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning