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Nicholas

Nicholas

PhDPublic Health

Education

  1. University of South Carolina

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Health

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    MPHMaster of Publi...2016

    Public Health

Expertise

Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and...

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Prerna

Prerna

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. George Washington University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Economics

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru University

    MAMaster of Arts2016

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference...

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Amisa

Amisa

MSc candidateLaw

Education

  1. University of Oxford

    MScTBD

    Law

  2. Gonzaga University

    BABachelor of Arts2025

    Law

Expertise

I can mentor students in projects relating to law, public policy, sociology, literature, and moral...

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Howard

Howard

PhDInternationa...

Education

  1. Duke University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2019

    International Relations

  2. National Chengchi University

    BABachelor of Arts2007

    International Relations

Expertise

political science, international relations, conflict and war, political violence, authoritarian...

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Montserrat

Montserrat

PhDStatistics

Education

  1. Indiana University at Bloomington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Statistics

  2. Indiana University at Bloomington

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Statistics

Expertise

Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R....

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Paulina

Paulina

PhD candidateBiotech

Education

  1. University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biotech

  2. Stanford University

    MBIMaster of Biome...TBD

    Genetics

Expertise

bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics

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Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Economics

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Economics

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

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Christina

Christina

PhDPolitical Sc...

Education

  1. Purdue University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Political Science

  2. Purdue University

    MAMaster of Arts2023

Expertise

Comparative Politics, Political Communication, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods, Computational...

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Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidateEconomics

Education

  1. George Washington University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Economics

  2. Siena College

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Economics

Expertise

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

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Ronit

Ronit

MD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. Dartmouth College

    MDDoctor of MedicineTBD

    Medicine

  2. Harvard University

    MSc2025

    Statistics

Expertise

Public health, biotech, medicine, data science, statistics, public policy

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Eduardo

Eduardo

MSData Science

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Data Science

  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    BABachelor of Arts2021

    Economics

Expertise

Data Science, Python, SQL

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Danielle

Danielle

PhDPublic Policy

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Public Policy

  2. American University

    MPPMaster of Publi...2011

    Public Policy

Expertise

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

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Gracie

Gracie

PhD candidatePublic Health

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Public Health

  2. Stanford University

    MSEMaster of Scien...2022

Expertise

Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental...

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Sona

Sona

MEngComputer Sci...

Education

  1. Cornell University

    MEngMaster of Engin...2026

    Computer Science

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    BSBachelor of Sci...2021

    Computer Science

Expertise

Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied AI/RAG Systems, Full-Stack Development

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Gabriele

Gabriele

PhD candidatePhysics

Education

  1. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Physics

  2. University of Texas Austin (UT Austin)

    MAMaster of Arts2023

    Physics

Expertise

physics (theoretical and observational cosmology, astro-particle physics), mathematics and statistics

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Rayven

Rayven

PhD candidatePsychology

Education

  1. University of Kentucky

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Psychology

  2. University of Kentucky

    MD/MSDoctor of Medic...2023

    Psychology

Expertise

Psychology

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Tara-Marie

Tara-Marie

PhDEducation

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Education

  2. Duke University

    BABachelor of Arts2016

    Psychology

Expertise

Education, Public Policy, Racial Inequality, Math

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Shannon

Shannon

PhDChild Develo...

Education

  1. University of Denver

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Child Development

  2. University of Denver

    MAMaster of Arts2021

    Psychology

Expertise

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

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Steven

Steven

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. George Mason University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Psychology

  2. Pepperdine University

    MAMaster of Arts2017

    Religious Studies

Expertise

Psychology, leadership, organizational behavior, statistics, psychometrics

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Allison

Allison

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Psychology

Expertise

clinical psychology

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