Stephen
MPhil candidate
Expertise
History, Geography, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies
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.
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- Dance
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Alexander
PhD
Expertise
Clinical psychology, geropsychology, mental health, dementia, research methods & statistics, integration of psychology and philosophy
Arnel Blake
PhD
Expertise
Epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of science
Aditya
PhD candidate
Expertise
computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy
Henry
PhD candidate
Expertise
robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology
Kelley
Industry expert
Expertise
East Asian Philosophy, East Asian History, English, Creative Writing, Literature, Art Analysis, Music Analysis, History, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology
Will
PhD candidate
Expertise
philosophy of language (and linguistics), cognitive science (especially neuroscience and psychology), environmental ethics, ethics of artificial intelligence
Judson
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Biblical Studies, Art & Faith, Church History
Will
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the social sciences, Writing for the Humanities, philosophical ideas in film and literature
Douglas
MA
Expertise
Literature, Poetry, Game Studies, Psychology, Philosophy (especially existentialism), Critical/Cultural Theory, and Arts
Gabriela
PhD
Expertise
American Literature, Philosophy and Film, Feminist and Queer Literature, Confessional and Autobiographical writing, Political Theory and Philosophy, History
Miwa
PhD
Expertise
Bioethics, genetics, genomics, gene editing, evolution, population genetics
Madeline
PhD
Expertise
social psychology, developmental psychology, moral psychology, artificial intelligence
Cayla
PhD candidate
Expertise
Interdisciplinary or Exploratory Projects, Writing/Research, Music and Recording/Music Production, Journalism, Creative/Fiction and Nonfiction Writing, Psychology/Sociology Research
Kristina
MS candidate
Expertise
Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior
Darwin
MBA candidate
Expertise
Economics, Finance, Business
Elisabeth
MA
Expertise
Ethics, Epistemology, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, History (American Civics, Government, Political Theory), Communications, Writing for Broadcast, Journalism, Video Art, Video Production, Creative Writing
Kevin
JD candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, Law, Social Sciences
Thomas
JD candidate
Expertise
Contemporary/comparative legal responses to emergencies; legal and geopolitical ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Chang
MPhil candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, Political Theory, Comparative Literature, Journalism