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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.

Psychiatry
Leo

Leo

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

neuroscience, neuropsychology, learning, memory, neuroimaging, psychometrics, clinical psychology, aging, Alzheimer's disease, statistics, community engagement, mental health

Kathryn

Kathryn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Addiction, substance use, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, EEG, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, neural development, maternal development, child development

Rosa

Rosa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, Biology

Bailey

Bailey

PhD candidate

Expertise

My research focuses on the neurobiological, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence the development of psychiatric illness.

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Equity, Clinical Decision Making

Leah

Leah

PhD

Expertise

Behavioral neuroscience and neurobiology of psychiatric illnesses

Roula

Roula

MD candidate

Expertise

psychology, biology, public health, social sciences

Kristina

Kristina

MA candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Matthew

Matthew

DO

Expertise

Medicine (psychiatry), biological sciences, behavioral sciences

Dewey

Dewey

MA candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology, working memory, executive functions, mood/affect.

Megan

Megan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neural circuits, animal behavior, neuroscience of addiction, psychiatry and alternative medicine

Cassie

Cassie

MA/PHD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, Public Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopment Disabilities, Access to Mental Health Services

Jianna

Jianna

MD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience-Systems & Circuits, Medicine, Social Neuroscienc

Vanesa

Vanesa

MS

Expertise

Preventative care, Osteopathic medicine, Psychiatry, Spanish language, Discrepancies in healthcare, Mental Health

Allison

Allison

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

MD candidate

Expertise

Inorganic Chemistry, Neurobiology, Neuroscience of fear and attachment, Psychopathology, Psychology

Clara

Clara

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, molecular biology, psychiatry, essay writing

Matthew

Matthew

PhD

Expertise

Learning and memory, behavioral neuroscience, neurobiology of disease, synaptic plasticity

Louise

Louise

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience, neuropsychopharmacology, mental health disorders