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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Kylie

Kylie

PhD candidate

Expertise

interactions in close relationships and motivation; relationship initiation and attraction; commitment and relationship maintenance; positive behaviors in relationships

Madalina

Madalina

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, research methods in social sciences, behavioral science, cognitive science

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality

Adrienne

Adrienne

PhD candidate

Expertise

Emotions, Emotional Development Social and Affective Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Social Determinants of Health

Hannah

Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography

Immanuela

Immanuela

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, mental health research, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, treatment implementation and dissemination

Liz

Liz

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Tina

Tina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Advocacy, psychology, social policy, leadership, social justice, Asian American identity, activism

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD

Expertise

Community psychology, social policy, statistics, quantitative and qualitative research

Taylor

Taylor

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Connection, Prosocial Behavior

Kristina

Kristina

MA candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

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

Urveesha

Urveesha

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Rebecca

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

Lijia

EdM

Expertise

School psychology, general psychology, creative writing

Carolyn

Carolyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Donald

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

Nat

EdM candidate

Expertise

LGBTQ individuals, race and gender identity development, stigma and minority stress, qualitative research, linguistics and language learning

Jessica

Jessica

MD candidate

Expertise

psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, public health, projects that involve neurocognitive testing, neuroimaging, and social determinants of health.

Tom

Tom

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Religion and Spirituality