Kathy
PhD
Expertise
Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation
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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- AI/ML
- Animation
- Arts
- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Ethics
- Fashion
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- Game Design
- Healthcare
- History
- Illustration
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Math
- Medicine
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Lee
PhD
Expertise
empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence, leadership
Lijia
EdM
Expertise
School psychology, general psychology, creative writing
Donovan
PhD
Expertise
Social Science, Political Science, Public Policy, American Politics, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Public Opinion, Socialization, Political Behavior, & Political Psychology
Elyssa
Industry expert
Expertise
Sociological studies, Education, Ethnomusicology, Migration Studies, Developmental Psychology, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.
Ibitayo
MBA/PhD candidate
Expertise
Social Psychology, Behavioral Science, Judgement and Decision-making,
Andrew
PhD candidate
Expertise
Social Psychology, stereotypes and prejudice, goals and motivation., diversity science
Tatiana
PhD
Expertise
Community psychology, social policy, statistics, quantitative and qualitative research
Sarah
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health psychology; psychosocial oncology; social psychology; statistics
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
Will
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the social sciences, Writing for the Humanities, philosophical ideas in film and literature
Jada
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical psychology, Sexuality, Racial and Gender Discrimination, Mental Health, Social Justice Issues, Maternal Psychology,
Julia
PhD candidate
Expertise
social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology
Rayven
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology
Tina
PhD
Expertise
Advocacy, psychology, social policy, leadership, social justice, Asian American identity, activism
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)
Dan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Sociology, Education, Social Psychology
Tobi
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e. autism), disability studies, psycholinguistics, global mental health, psychology (developmental, clinical, and social), critical theories
Sehjoo
PhD
Expertise
developmental cognitive neuroscience, adolescent brain development, social influence on decision-making, social relationships
Carolyn
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health Communication, Science Communication, Environmental Communication, Persuasion & Rhetoric, Public Speaking