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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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Breanna

Breanna

MPH

Expertise

Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Politics

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology

Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Sociological studies, Education, Ethnomusicology, Migration Studies, Developmental Psychology, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences

Kathy

Kathy

PhD

Expertise

Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation

Samantha

Samantha

PhD

Expertise

Psychology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neuroscience, Music Psychology, Neurodegeneration,Music Neuroscience, Dance, Hearing Loss, Speech Impairment, Development, Child Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Music Therapy, Performance, Dance, Movement Therapy, Musical Groove (aka how we move to dance music), Mobile Apps

Jada

Jada

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, Sexuality, Racial and Gender Discrimination, Mental Health, Social Justice Issues, Maternal Psychology,

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Aya

Aya

PhD candidate

Expertise

Anything in the realm of Psychology

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, stereotypes and prejudice, goals and motivation., diversity science

Liz

Liz

PhD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience (behavior, social behavior, computational neuroscience, hypothalamus, development), mental health

Ibitayo

Ibitayo

MBA/PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, Behavioral Science, Judgement and Decision-making,

Donovan

Donovan

PhD

Expertise

Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, American Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Public Opinion, Socialization, Political Behavior, & Political Psychology

Sarah

Sarah

PhD candidate

Expertise

Health psychology; psychosocial oncology; social psychology; statistics

Rayven

Rayven

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Julia

Julia

PhD

Expertise

clinical psychology (e.g., associations of depression, romantic relationships, health)

Michelle

Michelle

PhD candidate

Expertise

Emotion, child/adolescent development, early adversity, mental health, development social affective neuroscience, social psychology, experimental design, research methods, statistics

Urveesha

Urveesha

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology (Clinical, Child), Social Sciences, Literature, Humanities

Macrina

Macrina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, social psychology, neuroscience, political psychology