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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.

Economics
Alena

Alena

PhD candidate

Expertise

General Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

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.

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Alana

Alana

MPA

Expertise

Economics, Politics, International Relations, Human Rights, International Development, Foreign Policy, Government, Public Policy, Social Issues, National Security, History

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations

Benjamin

Benjamin

PhD

Expertise

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

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Ziwei

Ziwei

PhD candidate

Expertise

Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Econometrics, Data Analysis

Nicole

Nicole

PhD candidate

Expertise

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

Nihar

Nihar

Industry expert

Expertise

Finance, Consulting, Business, Economics

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Shannon

Shannon

MS candidate

Expertise

French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music

Aditya

Aditya

PhD candidate

Expertise

computer science (including web dev and machine learning), economics (esp. game theory and/or behavioral economics), philosophy

Arianna

Arianna

PhD candidate

Expertise

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