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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.

Social Science
Aili

Aili

PhD candidate

Expertise

Social Psychology, Psychology Research Methods, Statistics

Monika

Monika

PhD candidate

Expertise

Public Health, Public Policy, Political Science, Survey Methods, Sexual & Reproductive Health

Montserrat

Montserrat

PhD

Expertise

Statistics, biostatistics, longitudinal analysis, survival analysis, multivariate statistics, binomial analysis, multinomial analysis, quantitative analysis that serves to inform policy change.

Kristen

Kristen

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental History; Medical Anthropology; colonial, post-colonial, de-colonial studies; feminist anthropology; the social study of science and technology; East African history; Imperialism; social science; creative writing & ethnographic writing/autoethnography

Alexander "Hutch"

Alexander "Hutch"

MPA

Expertise

Public Affairs and Non-Profit Service

Beto

Beto

MPhil

Expertise

Modern British History, Environmental History, American History, History of War, Sustainability

Emily

Emily

PhD candidate

Expertise

Psychology / Neuroscience

Matthew

Matthew

MFA

Expertise

Graphic design, data science, sustainability, participatory design, information design, sound design, film making, photography, creative writing, user experience design

Kevin

Kevin

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, intergroup relations, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, social justice, bias

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhD candidate

Expertise

Health Disparities, Demography, Computational Methods, Social Networks, Social Media, Social Inequality

david

david

EdD

Expertise

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

Peichi

Peichi

EdD

Expertise

Education, social sciences, cultural studies, psychology and emotional well-being, NGO/nonprofits, business, gender issues, poverty, program development and evaluations, parent participation, foreign language learning or teaching, faith/religion

Vilija

Vilija

MA candidate

Expertise

Psychology

Claire

Claire

MPA

Expertise

History, Social Science Research, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Justice, Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptive Agriculture, Food Systems, Climate Change

Jonathan

Jonathan

PhD

Expertise

Japanese history and literature, German history, comparative history, history of the Second World War, history of social movements, history of science and technology, environmental history

Wicia

Wicia

PhD candidate

Expertise

social psychology, person perception, inequality, socioeconomic status, social network analysis, text analysis, mental health, well-being,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

PhD candidate

Expertise

Clinical psychology, neuropsychology, trauamtic brain injury, creative writing

Alexandra

Alexandra

PhD

Expertise

politics, international relations, public opinion, quantitative social science, political psychology, data visualization

Gracie

Gracie

PhD candidate

Expertise

Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental science; global public health

Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, suicide prevention, trauma, psychological interventions, program development, prevention, violence prevention, clinical psychology, counseling psychology