Cognitive Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

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JoColl

JoColl

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychiatrics, Anxiety, PTSD, Endocrinology, Sensory Systems, Anatomy, Down Syndrome, development disorders in animals and humans, media creations and management, blogging health topics, health,

david

david

EdD

Expertise

developmental psychology, early language and literacy, parent-child interactions, community support for early development

Kyle

Kyle

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of addiction and mental illness, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in the brain, pharmaceuticals and pharmacology

Kayla

Kayla

PhD candidate

Expertise

Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Sports Medicine, Exercise Science, Concussion, Lower Extremity Injury, Motor Control

Courtney

Courtney

PhD

Expertise

psychology, memory, decision-making, eyewitness testimony, cognitive neuroscience

Daphne

Daphne

PhD candidate

Expertise

exercise psychology, exercise physiology, motor behavior, biomechanics, and kinesiology

Brock

Brock

PhD

Expertise

Neuroscience of consciousness, applications of machine learning to biomedical research, how do our genetic backgrounds influence our psychology

Jobie

Jobie

DMD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Biotechnology, Dentistry, MedicineEntrepreneurialism, Dentistry, Medicine, Human Development, Organizational Behavior

David

David

PhD

Expertise

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

Gal

Gal

PhD candidate

Expertise

Cognitive Science, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Data Science

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhD

Expertise

Immunology, Ecology, Behavioral Sciences, Neuroimmunology, neurodegenerative disease, philosophy of immunology

Katie

Katie

PhD

Expertise

cognitive psychology, learning, technology

Molly

Molly

PhD

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Alzheimer's disease/dementia, healthy aging, Music therapies, Art therapies, Neurodiversity, Multicultural psychology/neuropsychology, Social determinants of health

Madeline

Madeline

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, moral psychology, artificial intelligence

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD candidate

Expertise

Molecular Neuroscience, with an emphasis in biochemistry and structural biology

Chloris

Chloris

MS

Expertise

speech-language pathology, psychology, health, video editing, music composition

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology

Sarah

Sarah

PhD

Expertise

music and memory, psychology, cognitive science, science and arts, neuroscience of music, music psychology, nostalgia, music-evoked emotions, emotion, projects related to human aging

Ollie

Ollie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Neuropsychological Assessment, Neuroimaging, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy

Shannon

Shannon

PhD

Expertise

child development, developmental psychology, child language development, parent-child interactions