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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
Ollie

Ollie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuroimaging, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy

Tosen

Tosen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Racial and ethnic relations, Culture, Business, Organizational science, social science

Joseph

Joseph

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Neuroscience, Philosophy, Applications of Mindfulness, and Interdisciplinary Projects

Nashali

Nashali

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuro-immunology, behavioral neuroscience, depression, antidepressants, Alzheimer’s, gut-brain axis

Jordana

Jordana

PhD candidate

Expertise

behavioral science, social psychology, data science

Laura

Laura

PhD

Expertise

Evolutionary Anthropology, Developmental and Comparative Psychology

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Equity, Clinical Decision Making

Gal

Gal

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Data Science

Carol

Carol

PhD

Expertise

Behavior Change, Habits, Moral Judgments, Political Psychology, Persuasion, Text Analysis, Interpersonal Judgments, Self-Perception, Stereotypes, Gender, Gender-Inclusive Language, Narrative Identity

Stephen

Stephen

PhD

Expertise

Psychology, Neuroscience, Statistics, Music, Philosophy of Science

Bailey

Bailey

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of addiction and mental illness, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the brain, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience

Mallika

Mallika

MA

Expertise

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Real Analysis

Yesim

Yesim

MS

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting

Chelsea

Chelsea

PhD

Expertise

biology, neuroscience, learning and decision-making, mood disorders, psychology

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

MPH candidate

Expertise

public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health

Molly Winston

Molly Winston

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Neurological Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Cognition

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, psychological interventions, program development, prevention, violence prevention, clinical psychology, counseling psychology