Psychology 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.

Psychology
david

david

EdD

Expertise

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

Elise

Elise

EdM candidate

Expertise

Counseling psychology/mental health counseling

Sameera

Sameera

MD candidate

Expertise

neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction studies, behavioral psychology, cancer medicine

Shannon

Shannon

PhD

Expertise

Parenting, MRI analysis, fNIRS, substance use, mental health, emotion, statistics

Yohana

Yohana

PsyD

Expertise

Clinical Psychology

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

Morgan

Morgan

PhD candidate

Expertise

Behavioral genetics, genetic and environmental risk factors for dementia/Alzheimer's Disease, health psychology, biological aging

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Emily

Emily

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology / Neuroscience

Ochuwa

Ochuwa

MD candidate

Expertise

public health, biology, outreach and education, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, creative and academic writing, applications, essays

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Adrianna

Adrianna

PhD

Expertise

Behavioral neuroscience, neuropsychological impairments, cell biology, behavioral psychology, neuropharmacology, philosophy, cognitive psychology

Pooja

Pooja

PhD

Expertise

Marketing, Psychology, Statistics, Consumer Behavior

Keana

Keana

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

Noel

Noel

PhD

Expertise

psychology, education, counseling, mental health, radical acceleration, intelligence, giftedness, mental illness, therapy, mental health treatment, counseling

Allison

Allison

PhD candidate

Expertise

clinical psychology

Maggie

Maggie

PhD

Expertise

Science of sleep, addiction neuroscience, neurobiology of psychiatric disease, neurogenetics, learning and memory, transcranial magnetic stimulation, treatment-resistant mood disorders

Dorian

Dorian

PhD

Expertise

cellular biology, biology of neurological or inflammatory diseases, development of new medications

Jessica

Jessica

PhD candidate

Expertise

Indigenous families and communities, Decolonial theory, children's media

Kenna

Kenna

PhD candidate

Expertise

psychology and public health