Economics Research Program Mentors for High School Students | Polygence
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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.

Economics
Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Alena

Alena

PhD candidate

Expertise

General Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Microeconomics/Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Public Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Economics

Majid

Majid

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Machine Learning

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

Economics, Transportation, Urban Planning, Data Science, Climate Change

Montserrat

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.

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Reid

Reid

MPA candidate

Expertise

Finance, Economics, Business Management, Accounting, Global Politics, Investigative Reporting, Writing

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Timothy

Timothy

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Monetary Policy, Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Econometrics, Forecasting

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics and Statistics

Odysseas

Odysseas

PhD candidate

Expertise

Machine learning and maths and finance

Nihar

Nihar

Industry expert

Expertise

Finance, Consulting, Business, Economics

Yang

Yang

MS

Expertise

City planning, real estate development, transportation, local politics, government and public policy

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Shannon

Shannon

MS candidate

Expertise

French, International Relations, International Business, Tariffs, International Trade Law

Ziwei

Ziwei

PhD candidate

Expertise

Literature Reviews, Immigration Policy, Educational Policy, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Econometrics, Data Analysis

John

John

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics of the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries; Drug Pricing; Competition studies in Healthcare Markets; Determinants of Health; Theory of Healthcare and Health; Entrepreneurship/Business

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

Film studies + production, American literature, History, Economics, Music

Caylee

Caylee

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education and housing inequality, development, applied microeconomics, public economics