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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.

Music
Stephen

Stephen

PhD

Expertise

Psychology, Neuroscience, Statistics, Music, Philosophy of Science

Shomik

Shomik

PhD candidate

Expertise

Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science

Sierra

Sierra

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, languages, music

André

André

MA

Expertise

Music, Arts Administration, Social Media, Project Management, Community Engagement, etc.

Samantha

Samantha

PhD

Expertise

Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Neuroscience, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Audition, Cochlear Implants, Music, Dance

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Nolan

Nolan

MS candidate

Expertise

Computer Music, Cryptography, Pure/Applied Mathematics, Game Development, Game Design, Unity, Coding Music, Python

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

MA candidate

Expertise

Music, Theatre, Education

Thomas

Thomas

MS candidate

Expertise

human-computer interaction, music & music technology, healthcare technology, digital health equity

Samantha

Samantha

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, computational neuroscience, virology & viral entry, violin performance

Matthew

Matthew

MFA

Expertise

Graphic design, data science, sustainability, participatory design, information design, sound design, film making, photography, creative writing, user experience design

Natalie

Natalie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Music Theory; Music Cognition; Music Psychology; Linguistics; Media Studies

David

David

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, Genetics, Biomedical Informatics, Computational Biology

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Ellen

Ellen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of creativity and music, Parkinson's disease, older adults, Child development, interpersonal entrainment, rhythmic synchrony, arts as a therapeutic intervention, Acting training, Musical Theatre, Auditioning, Writing for the stage, and all artistic creative work

R.J

R.J

PhD

Expertise

Literature, English, philosophy, music, German, queer studies, classics (Latin and Greek), linguistics, interdisciplinary humanities, critical pedagogy

Shaylyn

Shaylyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Developmental biology, cell biology, developmental neuroscience, sensory neuroscience, hearing development, hearing loss, psychology of music, societal importance of music, medicine, LGBTQ public health issues, healthcare access issues

Matthew

Matthew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive neuroscience, memory/Alzheimer’s/dementia; music composition

Ross

Ross

PhD candidate

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Human-Robot (and Human-Computer) Interaction, Music, Intelligent Systems, Image Processing

Teryn

Teryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Entrepreneurship, Startups, Venture Capital, Business, Project Management, Neurobiology. I will coach you on creating a pitch deck for your startup idea and will connect you to funding opportunities in my network.