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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

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

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

Dan

Dan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Sociology, Education, Social Psychology

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Adrienne

Adrienne

PhD

Expertise

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

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Liz

Liz

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Logan

Logan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, UI/UX

Arianna

Arianna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Organizational behavior, Applied Economics, Behavioral Science, Psychology, Nutrition, Data Analyses, Statistics, Researc Science

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

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

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality, Math

Jada

Jada

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Tina

Tina

PhD

Expertise

psychology, policy, mental health, Asian American identity, activism

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

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

Breanna

Breanna

MPH

Expertise

Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Politics

Taylor

Taylor

PhD

Expertise

Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Emotions, Health, Well-being, Meditation, Social Relationships, Prosocial Behavior, Culture, Social Class, Economic Inequality, Political Polarization

AARTI

AARTI

PhD candidate

Expertise

developmental psychology, cognitive development, STEM education

Donovan

Donovan

PhD

Expertise

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