Kylie
PhD candidate
Expertise
interactions in close relationships and motivation; relationship initiation and attraction; commitment and relationship maintenance; positive behaviors in relationships
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.
Madalina
PhD candidate
Expertise
social psychology, cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, research methods in social sciences, behavioral science, cognitive science
Tara-Marie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality
Adrienne
PhD candidate
Expertise
Emotions, Emotional Development Social and Affective Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Social Determinants of Health
Hannah
PhD candidate
Expertise
mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography
Immanuela
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical psychology, mental health research, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, treatment implementation and dissemination
Liz
PhD candidate
Expertise
neuroscience (behavior, social behavior, computational neuroscience, hypothalamus), mental health
Tina
PhD candidate
Expertise
Advocacy, psychology, social policy, leadership, social justice, Asian American identity, activism
Tatiana
PhD
Expertise
Community psychology, social policy, statistics, quantitative and qualitative research
Taylor
PhD candidate
Expertise
Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Connection, Prosocial Behavior
Kristina
MA candidate
Expertise
Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior
Jennifer
PhD candidate
Expertise
Political psychology, Political behavior, Public opinion, Political Science, American Politics, Survey research, Social networks, GIS in R, R programming, Text as data, Machine Learning, Data visualization, Data science
Urveesha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology (Clinical, Child), Social Sciences, Literature, Humanities
Rebecca
MSW candidate
Expertise
Psychology, Mental Health, Wellness, Public Health, Social Issues in Psychology & Health (e.g., racism, sexism), Issues in Education (e.g., Achievements Gaps, Motivation)
Lijia
EdM
Expertise
School psychology, general psychology, creative writing
Carolyn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health Communication, Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Persuasion & Rhetoric, Public Speaking
Donald
MS
Expertise
Psychology History, Poverty and education, Positive Psychology, Social Mobility, Health disparities, racial discrimination, wage gaps, adverse childhood experiences, child mental health, Dementia, schizophrenia, ADHD/ODD, social media
Nat
EdM candidate
Expertise
LGBTQ individuals, race and gender identity development, stigma and minority stress, qualitative research, linguistics and language learning
Jessica
MD candidate
Expertise
psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, public health, projects that involve neurocognitive testing, neuroimaging, and social determinants of health.
Tom
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Religion and Spirituality