Nathan
PhD candidate
Expertise
Political Science; public policy; environmental policy
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
- AI/ML
- Animation
- Arts
- Biology
- Biotech
- Business
- Cancer
- Chemistry
- Cognitive
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Engineering
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Ethics
- Fashion
- Finance
- Game Design
- Healthcare
- History
- Illustration
- Languages
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Math
- Medicine
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Nutrition
- Organizational Leadership
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Physics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Quantitative
- Social
- Social Science
- Sports Analytics
- Statistics
- Surgery
Vilija
MA candidate
Expertise
Psychology
Gracie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental science; global public health
Zoey
MD/PhD candidate
Expertise
economics, medicine, healthcare, public health, policy, data science, classics, biology, chemistry
Matthew
PhD candidate
Expertise
Graphic design, data science, sustainability, participatory design, information design, sound design, film making, photography, creative writing, user experience design
Kylie
PhD
Expertise
social psychology; motivation; social interactions; relationships; attraction; love; commitment; helping behavior; curiosity; social connection; emotion; social perception; social influence; goal pursuit; interdependence
Jade
PhD
Expertise
Linguistics, Translation, Arabic Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, cross-cultural awareness, intercultural communication, comparative literature, European linguistics, cultural studies, humanities
Vicky
PhD candidate
Expertise
Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology, Mental Health, Adolescence, Culture, Parent-child relationships, Coparenting relationships, Minority mental health, Racial disparities, Public policy, Nonprofits
Samantha
PhD candidate
Expertise
Marine biology, conservation biology, and international development
Rebecca
MA
Expertise
Memorialization culture (monuments, memorials, and museums); Public history; Genocide, crimes against humanity, and mass atrocities; History of human rights; Germany [German literature, poetry, film, and art]; 20th century; World War II
Domenic
MPA
Expertise
Psychology, Neuroscience, Law, Economics, History, Government
Kiara
PhD candidate
Expertise
Math and Psychology
Rose
MS
Expertise
Comparative religion, drama and esl education, cultural experiences, Ed tech
Sandra
DO candidate
Expertise
Pathophysiology of diseases, Psychology, Mental health, Holistic medicine, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Neurology, Community Health, Preventative Health, Pediatrics
Isaias
PhD candidate
Expertise
Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies (Race and Gender), Comparative Literature, Contemporary US Literature, Contemporary Latin American Literature, Literary Analysis, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Queer Theory, Latinx Studies, Race in America, Film Studies, Gender Studies, Abjection, Affect, Aesthetics, Decolonial Pedagogy, Creative Writing, Autofiction, Fiction, Experimental Writing, Personal Epistemology as Knowledge-Making
Elizabeth
PhD candidate
Expertise
Health Disparities, Demography, Computational Methods, Social Networks, Social Media, Social Inequality
Sarah
PhD
Expertise
music and memory, psychology, cognitive science, science and arts, neuroscience of music, music psychology, nostalgia, music-evoked emotions, emotion, projects related to human aging
Darnell
MBA candidate
Expertise
Finance/Financial Services, Wealth Management, Business (multi-member LLC experience), and Poetry, Creative Writing, Published Art Works
Daniel
PhD candidate
Expertise
Philosophy, Philosophy of AI, Epistemology, Ethics, Social Philosophy
Imma
PhD candidate
Expertise
Sociology, immigration, environment, gender, sexuality, activism, social justice, politics