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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.

Philosophy
Elisabeth

Elisabeth

MA

Expertise

Ethics, Epistemology, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, History (American Civics, Government, Political Theory), Communications, Writing for Broadcast, Journalism, Video Art, Video Production, Creative Writing

Cayla

Cayla

MS

Expertise

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

Jake

Jake

PhD candidate

Expertise

Philosophy of Science, Mind, and Cognitive Science; Neuroscience and Psychology Projects, especially in perception; History of Philosophy; Creative Fiction and Nonfiction

Hala

Hala

JD candidate

Expertise

Human Rights, American Foreign Policy, Political Science and Theory, Classics, Creative Writing

Kelley

Kelley

Industry expert

Expertise

East Asian Philosophy, East Asian History, English, Creative Writing, Literature, Art Analysis, Music Analysis, History, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Psychology

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology, philosophy, english, creative writing

Chang

Chang

MPhil candidate

Expertise

Philosophy, Political Theory, Comparative Literature, Journalism

Brian

Brian

PhD candidate

Expertise

Political Ethics, Tech Ethics, Political History, American Politics, American Constitutional Law

Stephen

Stephen

MPhil candidate

Expertise

History, Geography, Arabic, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies

Henry

Henry

PhD candidate

Expertise

robotics, machine learning/data science, philosophy, photography, organismal/mathematical biology

Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Composition, Social Sciences, Music Production, Cultural Studies, Journalism, Creative Writing

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ethics and Public Policy; Political Theory; American Politics; Law

Douglas

Douglas

MA

Expertise

Literature, Poetry, Game Studies, Psychology, Philosophy (especially existentialism), Critical/Cultural Theory, and Arts

Madeline

Madeline

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, moral psychology, artificial intelligence

Mallika

Mallika

MA

Expertise

Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Real Analysis

Thomas

Thomas

JD candidate

Expertise

Contemporary/comparative legal responses to emergencies; legal and geopolitical ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Kristina

Kristina

MA candidate

Expertise

Anything involving the mind, brain, and behavior

Miwa

Miwa

PhD

Expertise

Bioethics, genetics, genomics, gene editing, evolution, population genetics

Will

Will

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Janos

Janos

PhD

Expertise

Quantum Optics, Quantum Computing, Electromagnetic Cloaking