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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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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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David

David

MD/PhD candidateMedicine

Education

  1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

    MD/PhDDoctor of Medic...TBD

    Medicine

  2. Northwestern University

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Statistics

Expertise

Biology, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, medicine

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Richard

Richard

MAMathematics

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    MAMaster of Arts2019

    Mathematics

  2. Tennessee Technological University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Mathematics

Expertise

Mathematics

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sarah

sarah

PhD candidateHuman Biology

Education

  1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Human Biology

  2. University of North Florida

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Human Biology

Expertise

cancer biology, biology, genetics

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David

David

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Neuroscience

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    MSMaster of Science2013

    Computer Science

Expertise

neural signal processing, data science and statistics, AI/ML for medical applications

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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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Aldis

Aldis

PhDManagement

Education

  1. Stanford University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Management

  2. Harvard University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Environmental Science

Expertise

public speaking, statistics, data science, R, violin, fashion design and clothes making, podcast...

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhD candidateSociology

Education

  1. University of Washington

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Sociology

  2. University of Washington

    MAMaster of Arts

    Sociology

Expertise

Health Disparities, Demography, Computational Methods, Social Networks, Social Media, Social Inequality

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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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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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Garret

Garret

JDLaw

Education

  1. University of Iowa

    JDJuris Doctorate

    Law

  2. University of Iowa

    MSMaster of Science

    Finance

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, 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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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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Morgan

Morgan

PhD candidateClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Psychology

Expertise

Behavioral genetics, genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, health...

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Jameson

Jameson

PhDEconomics

Education

  1. University of Georgia

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Economics

  2. University of Georgia

    MSMaster of Science2025

    Statistics

Expertise

Economics / Statistics / Web Development / ML / AI

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Samuel

Samuel

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of Maryland, Baltimore

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2021

    Neuroscience

  2. Carleton College

    BABachelor of Arts2015

    Psychology

Expertise

neuroscience with a focus on neural systems, pain, and pharmacology

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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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Grace

Grace

PhDClinical Psy...

Education

  1. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2026

    Clinical Psychology

  2. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)

    MAMaster of Arts2022

    Clinical Psychology

Expertise

research methods, conference presentations, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, basic statistics...

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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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