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.
Dominique
PhD
Expertise
Research, Social Science, Gender Studies, Intersectionality, Applied Statistics, Data Science, Equality and Diversity
Claire
MSW
Expertise
Public health, reproductive health, sexual health, violence prevention, advocacy, clinical therapy
Howard
PhD
Expertise
political science, international relations, conflict and war, political violence, authoritarian politics, computational social science, network analysis, experiments, causal inference
Sandra
DO candidate
Expertise
Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Neurology, Community Health, Preventative Health, Pediatrics
Elizabeth
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health Disparities, Demography, Computational Methods, Social Networks, Social Media, Social Inequality
Imma
PhD candidate
Expertise
Sociology, immigration, environment, gender, sexuality, activism, social justice, politics
Shannon
MS
Expertise
French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law
Raheem
Industry expert
Expertise
marketing, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, journalism, market research, journalism, culture, music, urban studies, civic engagement, community
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
Kaitlin
DNP
Expertise
Public health, healthcare, child health policy, resilience, child development
Cortlyn
EdM
Expertise
Education, Educational Leadership, Cultural Diversity and Inclusion, Biology, Business
William
Industry expert
Expertise
Data Science, Data Analysis and Software Development with a focus on data reporting and management
Andrew
PhD
Expertise
Media, Culture, Technology, AI and Ethics, Politics, History, Music, Gender, Religion, Anthropology, International Relations, the Middle East
Connor
PhD candidate
Expertise
American history, African-American history, Atlantic history, Southern history, Black studies, gender and sexuality studies, carceral studies, social history, oral history, Black feminist and queer theory
Montserrat
PhD
Expertise
Statistical analysis, including regression, longitudinal analysis, and machine learning using R. Statistical analysis in topics such as politics, education, public health, and economics. Research design, including experimental design and survey design. Comparability studies, including propensity score matching and measurement invariance.