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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.

Music
Shaylyn

Shaylyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

Developmental biology, cell biology, developmental neuroscience, sensory neuroscience, hearing development, hearing loss, psychology of music, societal importance of music, medicine, LGBTQ public health issues, healthcare access issues

Tom

Tom

MA candidate

Expertise

Music composition, music theory, music history, film scoring, music technology

Will

Will

PhD candidate

Expertise

philosophy of language (and linguistics), cognitive science (especially neuroscience and psychology), environmental ethics, ethics of artificial intelligence

Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Musical Composition, Musical and Literary Analysis, Music Theory, Creative Fiction and Non-fiction.

Mariel

Mariel

PhD

Expertise

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, and Math

Terence

Terence

MBA candidate

Expertise

All Business related topics, Data Analytics in Business, Management, Music Related Projects, Data Science Related Projects

Matthew

Matthew

MET

Expertise

Game Development, Game Design, Modern International Music, Foreign Languages, Ethnomusicology

Cody

Cody

Industry expert

Expertise

Music, Film Scoring

Samantha

Samantha

MS candidate

Expertise

digital art, web design, sound design, historical fashion, herpetology, fashion, art history, game development, app development

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

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

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

MA

Expertise

Music, Theatre, Education

Cayla

Cayla

PhD candidate

Expertise

Interdisciplinary or Exploratory Projects, Writing/Research, Music and Recording/Music Production, Journalism, Creative/Fiction and Nonfiction Writing, Psychology/Sociology Research

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, American history, Gender studies, Music

Helena

Helena

Industry expert

Expertise

Mathematics, Music, Linguistics

Shomik

Shomik

PhD candidate

Expertise

Renewable energy (solar), heat transfer, computational materials science

Nolan

Nolan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Computer Music, Cryptography, Pure/Applied Mathematics, Game Development, Game Design, Unity, Coding Music, Python

Ellen

Ellen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neuroscience of creativity and music, Parkinson's disease, older adults, Child development, interpersonal entrainment, rhythmic synchrony, arts as a therapeutic intervention, Acting training, Musical Theatre, Auditioning, Writing for the stage, and all artistic creative work

Kelly

Kelly

PhD

Expertise

museum studies, performance studies, dance studies, ethnography, performance and politics, Latin American studies, theatre history, women's studies, creative projects, playwriting

Parisa

Parisa

DMA

Expertise

Acoustic and electroacoustic music composition; Music Entrepreneurship; Music Production; Music Theory, Sound Design/Introduction to DAWs

Chloris

Chloris

MS

Expertise

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