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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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Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychoacoustics, Cognitive science and musicology, Research fundamentals, Music Theory and Syntax, Neurodiversity and Learning.

AARTI

AARTI

PhD candidate

Expertise

developmental psychology, cognitive development, STEM education

Adrienne

Adrienne

PhD

Expertise

Emotions, Body Awareness, Neuroscience, Adversity, Stress, Social Psychology, Emotion Development, Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhD candidate

Expertise

Any subfield in psychology

Lee

Lee

PhD

Expertise

empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence, leadership

Jennifer

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

Aili

Aili

PhD

Expertise

Social Psychology, Psychology Research Methods, Statistics

Pooja

Pooja

PhD

Expertise

Marketing, Psychology, Statistics, Consumer Behavior

Liz

Liz

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

Emotion, close relationships, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality, Math

Dan

Dan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Sociology, Education, Social Psychology

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

Kimi

Kimi

PhD

Expertise

human-computer interaction, social media, tech ethics, AI ethics, privacy, UX design, computer science, social psychology, cognitive psychology

Tochukwu

Tochukwu

PhD

Expertise

Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Ibitayo

Ibitayo

MBA/PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Daniel

Daniel

PhD candidate

Expertise

Judgement and Decision Making, Consumer Psychology, Prosocial Behavior, Product Development, User Experience, Human Centered Product Design, Health, Consumer Wellness

Yoelkys

Yoelkys

MD/PhD

Expertise

Microbiology and Infectious disease, the social determinants of health for infectious diseases, sustainable healthcare interventions, psychiatry and psychology, global mental health

Donovan

Donovan

PhD

Expertise

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