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.

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Public Health

Jamie

MD candidate

Expertise

Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Linguistics, American Sign Language, Biology, Chemistry, Writing

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Oluwaseyi

MD

Expertise

mental health, psychiatry, public health, health disparities, health inequity, medicine, reproductive health, maternal health,

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Kunwal

Expertise

medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, social determinants of health, health equity, first-generation student outcomes in graduate school, first episode psychosis, mental illness

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Kara

MPH

Expertise

Neuroscience, Psychology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Research Methods

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Ochuwa

MD candidate

Expertise

public health, biology, outreach and education, biomedical sciences, environmental sciences, creative and academic writing, applications, essays

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Cayla

PhD candidate

Expertise

Interdisciplinary or Exploratory Projects, Writing/Research, Music and Recording/Music Production, Journalism, Creative/Fiction and Nonfiction Writing, Psychology/Sociology Research

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Hannah

PhD candidate

Expertise

mental health, psychology, public health, qualitative research, ethnography

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Krista

MPH candidate

Expertise

Environmental health (combination of public health, environmental science, biology, chemistry, and statistics/epidemiology)

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Rockiy

PhD

Expertise

Community-engaged research studies - CBPR

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Melanie

MS

Expertise

Human Biology, pre-medicine, and healthcare management

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Jacquelyn

MPH

Expertise

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Biology, Public Health, One Health, Zoonotic Disease, Infectious Disease, Community Health, Health Communication, Public Health Surveys, Primary Data Collection

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