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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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Megan

Megan

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

Medicine, biostatistics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, autism, athletics, big data, disparities

Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhD

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality, Math

Nate

Nate

PhD candidate

Expertise

kinesiology, exercise psychology, cognition, physical education

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

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics and Statistics

Prerna

Prerna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference, Gender, Education and Human Behavior related topics

Chris

Chris

MBA

Expertise

Business, Sports Analytics, Engineering, Basic Finance, Communication/Public Speaking

Christina

Christina

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Politics, Comparative Politics, African Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Nicholas

Nicholas

PhD

Expertise

Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and related dementia; frailty; cognitive decline

sarah

sarah

PhD candidate

Expertise

cancer biology, biology, genetics

Richard

Richard

MA

Expertise

Mathematics

Flor

Flor

PhD candidate

Expertise

Counseling psychology; immigrant and refugee mental health; attitudes of discrimination and prejudice; English as a second language.

Alexander

Alexander

PhD

Expertise

Clinical psychology, geropsychology, mental health, health psychology, sleep, research methods & statistics,

Christine

Christine

PhD candidate

Expertise

civil and environmental engineering, physical and probabilistic hazard modeling; current and future risk of natural hazards

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Danielle

Danielle

PhD

Expertise

Public Policy, Program Evaluation, Criminal Justice Reform, Prisoner Reentry, Education

Shannon

Shannon

PhD

Expertise

Parenting, MRI analysis, fNIRS, substance use, mental health, emotion, statistics

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Montserrat

Montserrat

PhD

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, education, public health, and economics. Research design, including experimental design and survey design. Comparability studies, including propensity score matching and measurement invariance.

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics