Lee
PhD
Expertise
empathy, prosocial behavior, social psychology, developmental psychology, persuasion and influence, leadership
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.
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Matthew
MA candidate
Expertise
Cognitive Psychology; Psychology/Neuroscience of Language; Speech-Language Pathology; Communication Sciences & Disorders; Disability Studies; Social Psychology
Julia
PhD
Expertise
clinical psychology (e.g., associations of depression, romantic relationships, health)
Molly
PhD candidate
Expertise
Neuropsychology (i.e., study of brain-behavior relationship), aging and dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), older adults and healthy aging, cross-cultural clinical assessments
Wicia
PhD candidate
Expertise
social psychology, person perception, inequality, socioeconomic status, social network analysis, text analysis, mental health, well-being,
Maya
PhD candidate
Expertise
Gender and sexuality studies, feminist studies, memoir writing, gender and politics, consent, political identities, debate and discourse, political science more broadly
Ibitayo
MBA/PhD candidate
Expertise
Social Psychology, Behavioral Science, Judgement and Decision-making,
Lijia
EdM
Expertise
School psychology, general psychology, creative writing
Mytien
PhD candidate
Expertise
Children's Clinical psychology, Risk and resilience, Trauma, Personality Disorders, Gun Violence, Video Games
Breanna
MPH candidate
Expertise
Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Politics
Regina
PhD candidate
Expertise
cultural comparisons, emotion regulation strategies, interpersonal emotions, empathic accuracy, and emotion ideals
Michelle
PhD candidate
Expertise
Emotion, child/adolescent development, early adversity, mental health, development social affective neuroscience, social psychology, experimental design, research methods, statistics
Victoria
PhD candidate
Expertise
Counseling/clinical psychology
Hannah
PhD candidate
Expertise
developmental psychology; childhood maltreatment and trauma; developmental psychopathology; clinical psychology; child, family, and couples therapy; LGBTQIA+ topics; gender studies
Riya
Industry expert
Expertise
Behavioral Economics, Environmental Justice, Social Psychology
Ajua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Social Psychology, Emotions, Emotion Regulation, Discrimination in Psychology, the Psychology of Stigma
Kristen
PhD candidate
Expertise
mental health, psychology (eating behavior, health behaviors, stress, weight stigma, weight issues, body image, social connection, social relationships, mind-body connection)
Jean
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills
Rayven
PhD candidate
Expertise
Psychology
Sehjoo
PhD
Expertise
developmental cognitive neuroscience, adolescent brain development, social influence on decision-making, social relationships