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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
Ziwei

Ziwei

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Keana

Keana

PhD

Expertise

social psychology, statistics, economics

Shannon

Shannon

MS candidate

Expertise

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

Aparna

Aparna

MBA

Expertise

Behavioral Economics, Social Impact and Finance, Venture Capital, Business Management, Clean Energy, Financial Technology, Financial Crime Compliance, Development Economics

Aaron

Aaron

MBA

Expertise

Data Projects of any type, Business creation/development, Financial Modeling, Writing Project (Book/Article), Strategy (Political or Business).

Nihar

Nihar

Industry expert

Expertise

Finance, Consulting, Business, Economics

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.

Caroline

Caroline

MA

Expertise

Music, Marketing, Communications, Media Studies, Anthropology, Ethnography, Leadership, Administration, and Operations

Garret

Garret

JD

Expertise

Finance, Law, Corporate Finance, Statistics

Sam

Sam

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Gladys

Gladys

PhD candidate

Expertise

Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Frank

Frank

PhD candidate

Expertise

Economics, Python, Optimization, Engineering

Imani

Imani

MBA candidate

Expertise

Business, IT Audit, Consulting, accounting

Julia

Julia

MBA

Expertise

tech, strategy, business, finance, economics

Alana

Alana

MPA

Expertise

Economics, Politics, International Relations, Human Rights, International Development, Foreign Policy, Government, Public Policy, Social Issues, National Security, History

Prerna

Prerna

PhD candidate

Expertise

Education Policy, Economic Research, Data Analysis, International Development Policy, Causal Inference, Gender, Education and Human Behavior related topics

Jameson

Jameson

PhD

Expertise

Economics and Statistics

Alena

Alena

PhD candidate

Expertise

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

Thor

Thor

PhD

Expertise

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

Molly

Molly

MBA

Expertise

Marketing, economics, business analytics, sports analytics, consulting, pricing, sports market analysis