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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.

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Danielle

Danielle

PhD

Expertise

Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Criminal Justice Reform, Prisoner Reentry, Education

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

Atharv

Atharv

MA

Expertise

Data Science

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD

Expertise

politics, international relations, public opinion, quantitative social science, political psychology, data visualization

Zion

Zion

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business Development Consulting

Richard

Richard

MA

Expertise

Mathematics

Regina

Regina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education

Sejal

Sejal

MS candidate

Expertise

Data Science, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Sports Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Data Visualization, Computer Science, Biotechnology

Amin

Amin

PhD candidate

Expertise

Membrane separation/membrane synthesis, online scheduling and optimization, reaction chemistry, heat/mass transport, and thermodynamics.

Samantha

Samantha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Marine biology, conservation biology, and international development

Imma

Imma

PhD candidate

Expertise

Sociology, immigration, environment, gender, sexuality, activism, social justice, politics

Clare

Clare

PhD candidate

Expertise

adolescent brain and behavioral development, puberty, well-being

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry

Aaron

Aaron

MBA

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).

Lei

Lei

PhD

Expertise

mental health among Asian international and Asian American college students, bilingual (Mandarin/English) counseling, research methods and designs, blog/vlog/podcast creation

Esther

Esther

PhD candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Epidemiology, Mixed methods (Quantitative and Qualitative)

Vladimir

Vladimir

PhD

Expertise

Constructive Mathematics and Averages

Choong

Choong

MBA/PhD

Expertise

any projects related to business, market research, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, and AI.

Carolyn

Carolyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Health Communication, Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Persuasion & Rhetoric, Public Speaking