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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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Molly

Molly

PhD

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

Mytien

Mytien

PhD candidate

Expertise

Children's Clinical psychology, Risk and resilience, Trauma, Personality Disorders, Gun Violence, Video Games

Tatiana

Tatiana

PhD

Expertise

Community psychology, social policy, statistics, quantitative and qualitative research

Phoebe

Phoebe

PhD candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Health Behavior, Unhealthy Product Marketing, Retail Environments, Nutrition Policy, Alcohol Policy, Tobacco Policy

Gabor

Gabor

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, personality psychology, educational psychology

Lijia

Lijia

EdM

Expertise

School psychology, general psychology, creative writing

Julia

Julia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social, cognitive and language development, developmental psychology

Rayven

Rayven

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Kathy

Kathy

PhD

Expertise

Adolescent brain development; learning and decision making; developmental cognitive neuroscience; social motivation

Kimi

Kimi

PhD candidate

Expertise

human-computer interaction, social media, tech ethics, AI ethics, privacy, UX design, computer science, social psychology, cognitive psychology

Will

Will

PhD candidate

Expertise

Ethics, Political Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Work with Philosophy and the social sciences, Writing for the Humanities, philosophical ideas in film and literature

Andrew

Andrew

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, stereotypes and prejudice, goals and motivation., diversity science

Elyssa

Elyssa

Industry expert

Expertise

Sociological studies, Anthropology, Multidisciplinary Studies, Education, Developmental Psychology, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.

Tina

Tina

PhD

Expertise

Advocacy, psychology, social policy, leadership, social justice, Asian American identity, activism

Jean

Jean

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology, sociology, effective writing and presentation skills

Julia

Julia

PhD

Expertise

clinical psychology (e.g., associations of depression, romantic relationships, health)

Adrienne

Adrienne

PhD candidate

Expertise

Emotions, Interoception and Body Awareness, Social and Affective Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Social Determinants of Health

Ajua

Ajua

PhD

Expertise

Social Psychology, Emotions, Emotion Regulation, Discrimination in Psychology, the Psychology of Stigma

Alexa

Alexa

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, morality, moral character, mind perception, cancel culture, speciesism, vegetarianism, nature vs. nurture, intergroup cognition, group decisions, LGBT experiences

Tobi

Tobi

PhD candidate

Expertise

Neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e. autism), disability studies, psycholinguistics, global mental health, psychology (developmental, clinical, and social), critical theories