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.
Gracie
PhD candidate
Expertise
Global water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); environmental microbiology; behavior change; environmental science; global public health
Samantha
PhD
Expertise
Psychology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neuroscience, Music Psychology, Neurodegeneration,Music Neuroscience, Dance, Hearing Loss, Speech Impairment, Development, Child Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Music Therapy, Performance, Dance, Movement Therapy, Musical Groove (aka how we move to dance music), Mobile Apps
Hossein
PhD
Expertise
Data Science, Engineer, Statistics, Math, Design Products, engineering design process, user experience design and research, toy design, CAD/3Dprinting, prototyping and rapid manufacturing
Chris
MBA
Expertise
Business, Sports Analytics, Engineering, Basic Finance, Communication/Public Speaking
Nicholas
PhD
Expertise
Aging and aging-related diseases; maternal and child health; epidemiology; Alzheimer's disease and related dementia; frailty; cognitive decline
Ronit
MD candidate
Expertise
Public health, biotech, medicine, data science, statistics, public policy
Imma
PhD candidate
Expertise
Sociology, immigration, environment, gender, sexuality, activism, social justice, politics
Danielle
PhD
Expertise
satellite-based navigation, model-based estimation, Kalman filters, orbital mechanics, Global Positioning System, stochastic processes, probability and statistics, MatLab coding, writing scientific papers (equation-heavy) in LaTeX, creating figures on Adobe Illustrator
Alexander
PhD
Expertise
Clinical psychology, geropsychology, mental health, health psychology, sleep, research methods & statistics,
Joshua
PhD candidate
Expertise
Bioinformatics, computational biology, immunology, stem cell biology, cancer biology, robotics, and data science.
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.
William
PhD candidate
Expertise
Pure Mathematics: Algebraic Geometry, Abstract Algebra, or Real Analysis
Shannon
PhD
Expertise
Parenting, MRI analysis, fNIRS, substance use, mental health, emotion, statistics
Wyatt
PhD candidate
Expertise
Mathematics, Physics, Mathematical Physics, Coding, Data Analysis. My area of expertise in mathematics is symmetry, and generalized symmetries that arise in mathematical physics.
