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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.

Social Science
Dominique

Dominique

PhD

Expertise

Research, Social Science, Gender Studies, Intersectionality, Applied Statistics, Data Science, Equality and Diversity

Michael

Michael

PhD

Expertise

Education, policy, quantitative research, Python (basics)

Zoey

Zoey

MD/PhD candidate

Expertise

economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry

Beto

Beto

MPhil

Expertise

Modern British History, Environmental History, American History, History of War, Sustainability

Kiara

Kiara

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Connor

Connor

PhD candidate

Expertise

American history, African-American history, Atlantic history, Southern history, Black studies, gender and sexuality studies, carceral studies, social history, oral history, Black feminist and queer theory

Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Psychoacoustics, Cognitive science and musicology, Research fundamentals, Music Theory and Syntax, Neurodiversity and Learning.

Amisa

Amisa

MSc candidate

Expertise

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

Kristen

Kristen

PhD

Expertise

History; Anthropology; STS (Science, Technology & Society Studies); Environmental History; Medical Anthropology; colonial, post-colonial, de-colonial studies; feminist anthropology; the social study of science and technology; East African history; Imperialism; social science; creative writing & ethnographic writing/autoethnography

Enrique

Enrique

MD

Expertise

Social Determinants of Health, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Math, Pre-Medical and Medical Science

Emily

Emily

PhD

Expertise

Psychology / Neuroscience

Chris

Chris

PhD candidate

Expertise

sociology, science and technology studies, demography, data analysis

Margaret

Margaret

PhD

Expertise

Teacher self-efficacy, motivation, educational program evaluation, psychology of learning, developmental psychology, trauma-informed educational practices

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.

Darnell

Darnell

MBA candidate

Expertise

Finance/Financial Services, Wealth Management, Business (multi-member LLC experience), and Poetry, Creative Writing, Published Art Works

Jacob

Jacob

PhD

Expertise

political science, public policy, criminology, sociology, legal studies, quantitative methods, survey design

Megha

Megha

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, romantic relationships

Isaias

Isaias

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies (Race and Gender), Comparative Literature, Contemporary US Literature, Contemporary Latin American Literature, Literary Analysis, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Queer Theory, Latinx Studies, Race in America, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Abjection, Affect, Aesthetics, Decolonial Pedagogy, Creative Writing, Autofiction, Fiction, Experimental Writing, Personal Epistemology as Knowledge-Making

Kaitlin

Kaitlin

DNP

Expertise

Public health, healthcare, child health policy, resilience, child development

Colette

Colette

PhD

Expertise

Linguistics, Acoustics, Phonetics, Voice Acting, Vocal Tract Anatomy, Audiobook Narration