Psychology 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.

Psychology
Molly

Molly

PhD

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology (i.e., study of brain-behavior relationship), aging and dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), older adults and healthy aging, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, multicultural psychology/neuropsychology

Sameera

Sameera

MD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

Allison

Allison

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology

Sarah

Sarah

PhD

Expertise

music and memory, psychology, cognitive science, science and arts, neuroscience of music, music psychology, nostalgia, music-evoked emotions, emotion, projects related to human aging

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality

Jennifer

Jennifer

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychology, Health Disparities, Sociology of Medicine

Kia

Kia

MD

Expertise

Psychiatry, nutritional science, women's mental health and reproductive psychiatry

Steven

Steven

PhD

Expertise

Psychology, leadership, organizational behavior, statistics, psychometrics

Sandra

Sandra

DO candidate

Expertise

Pathophysiology of diseases, psychology, mental health, holistic medicine, biochemistry

Tessa

Tessa

PhD candidate

Expertise

Human Computer Interaction, Digital Mental Health, Data Visualization, Behavior Change

Sarah

Sarah

PhD candidate

Expertise

social connection, affective neuroscience, mental health, anxiety, approach/avoidance behaviros

Noel

Noel

PhD

Expertise

psychology, education, counseling, mental health, radical acceleration, intelligence, giftedness, mental illness, therapy, mental health treatment, counseling

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology

Desiree

Desiree

PhD

Expertise

Qualitative research, psychology, social justice, special education, mental health, policy issues, DEI, social issues

Naomi

Naomi

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

developmental psychology, early cognitive development, early language acquisition, gesture and communication, theater and performance studies

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Lily

Lily

MS

Expertise

Neuroendocrinology, Neuroscience, Reward and Motivation, Learning and Memory, Drugs, Psychopharmacolgy, Sex differences, Psychopathology, Development, Evolution

Taylor

Taylor

PhD

Expertise

Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Relationships, Prosocial Behavior, Culture, Social Class, Economic Inequality, Political Polarization

Paia

Paia

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychiatry (specifically developmental), neurobiology/neuroscience, theater (especially theater for young audiences or production)