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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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Keana

Keana

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)

    MAMaster of Arts2018

    Psychology

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

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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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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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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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bu

bu

PhDSociology

Education

  1. Bowling Green State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...1997

    Sociology

  2. Bowling Green State University

    MSMaster of Science1997

    Statistics

Expertise

Survey research, Statistics, Quantitative research, Data analysis, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence

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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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Wyatt

Wyatt

PhD candidateMathematics

Education

  1. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Mathematics

  2. The University of Alabama

    MAMaster of Arts2020

    Mathematics

Expertise

Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Joshua

Joshua

PhD candidateBiomedical E...

Education

  1. Harvard University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Biomedical Engineering

  2. Stanford University

    MSMaster of Science2022

    Biomedical Engineering

Expertise

Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data...

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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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Aili

Aili

PhDPsychology

Education

  1. University of Southern California (USC)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...

    Psychology

  2. University of Southern California (USC)

    MAMaster of Arts2021

    Psychology

Expertise

Social Psychology, Psychology Research Methods, Statistics

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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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