Research Team
4-10-1 service model
The Research Team for the Prestigious University Research Project operates on
a 4-10-1 service model, ensuring comprehensive support
Research Mentor
A professor from a top-tier Ivy League or top - tier U.S. institution.
Possessing extensive teaching experience and expertise in cutting-edge research projects, they command respect within their industry.
Subject-Specific Ph.D. Teaching Assistant
Bringing rich teaching experience and deep expertise in relevant fields, the assistant ensures significant support for students. Their role is to help students fully comprehend the knowledge presented by the professor in class and to supervise the completion of weekly research tasks.
Research Publication Assistant:
Facilitating a seamless publication process for students, ensuring high-quality submissions.
Chinese Language Translation Assistant:
Providing essential language guidance when needed, this assistant acts as a bridge for communication between students and the professor and teaching assistant.
Project Management Teacher:
Ensuring the smooth progression of every stage, this teacher oversees directional planning for internship work and offers assistance where needed.
Subject Professors List

Kenneth Bigel
Field of Business
Adjunct Professor of Business Ethics.
Stern School of Business. New York University
Professor of Finance and Business Ethics.|
Touro University. New York City
Member. Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Professional Review Committee Member. Financial Industry Kegulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration Committee
Research Areas
Traditional Finance
Financial Ethics
Ethical Psychology
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Sarah Balakrishnan
Field of Science
Assistant Professor, Duke University
Recipient of the Narrative Prize
Teaching awards from the University of Minnesota a
Harvard University
Research Areas
History of Sub-Saharan Africa
Colonialism
Atlantic Slave Trade
Global History of Imprisonment
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Nora Isacoff
Field of Science
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Psychology. New York University
Research Areas
Cognitive Science
Educational Psychology
Psychology of Language
Developmental Psychology
Neurodiversity
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Ernestine Briggs-King
Field of Science
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neu-roscience. Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Associate Director of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and Network Relations, UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Research Director. Center for Child and Family Health-NC President. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Member: American Psychological Association
Research Areas
Screening. assessment, and treatment for children. adoles-cents, and families that have experienced trauma and adversity
Implementation Science
Culturally adapting evidence-based practicesReducing disparities and inequities in mental health careTrauma-informed organizational and community assessments

Kimberly Rose Clark
Field of Science
Professor. Psychological & Brain Sciences;
Researcher, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences:
Affiliated Faculty. Cognitive Science Program,
Dartmouth College
Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer, Merchant Mechanics Member, Cognitive Neuroscience Society and Psychological
Science Association
Member, Cognition Council for Advertising Research Foundation
Author for publications including MIT Press, Elsevier, and The Journal of Advertising Research
Research Areas
Applied Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Consumer Psychology
User Experience
Advertising Research
Behavioral Science
Social Anxiety/Mental Health
Decision MakingApplied NeuroscienceClimate Communication Strategy

David Finn
Field of Science
Professor, Toyota Technological Institute Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Chicago
Research Areas
Image understanding
Perception of 3D world from images and videos
Vision and language
Synthesis and perception of non-photorealistic imagery
Automatic processing and recognition of sign language
Unsupervised and self-supervised machine learning

Juanli Carrión
Field of Science
Assistant Professor of Creative Community Development.
Parsons School of Design, The New School Founder, OSS Project Inc.
Research Areas
Community development
Social practice
Environmental justice
Participatory design
Urban gardening
Community gardeningCreative placemakingSustainable Creative Place-empowering

Leeza Meksin
Field of Science
Assistant Professor, Cornell University
Director of Graduate Studies in Creative Studies.
Department of Arts
Research Areas
Collaborative practice
Installation art
Painting Sculpture
Deconstructed painting
Collage
Fiber art
Plastics
Multiples
Gender studies
Documentary filmmaking
Interdisciplinary art
Public art
Sustainability
Sculptural painting
Mixed media
Textile art
Site-specific installation
Wearable art
Queerness
Curation

Leeza Meksin
Field of Science
Emeritus Research Professor in Art, Wake Forest University Sculptor
Research Areas
Sculpture
Fabrication Techniques
Contemporary art practice Contemporary art critiques
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