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We aim to connect impact-driven students with experienced professionals who provide personalized advice, mentorship, and wisdom to help develop your high-impact thesis.
What does Expert Mentorship entail?
We aim to match you with experienced academics and professionals who will support you on your journey towards impact. Examples of support may look like:
Formal or Informal Thesis Supervision – Receive structured feedback or casual mentorship from experts in your field.
Research Refinement – Sharpen your research focus in alignment with the world’s most pressing problems.
Research Proposal Development – Craft a compelling, well-structured proposal.
Enhancing Research Skills – Improve methodology, data analysis, and academic writing.
Navigating the Thesis Journey – Get guidance on time management, overcoming challenges, and staying on track.
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Dr. Cassidy Nelson - Biosecurity Expert Cassidy Nelson is Co-Lead of the Biosecurity Research Group at the Future of Humanity Institute. She advises students on health security, biosecurity, and pandemic prevention.
Guiding students through Effective Thesis has been incredibly rewarding. It's inspiring to see young researchers tackle critical issues in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, areas that are more important now than ever.
Vanessa Kosoy - AI Alignment Researcher Vanessa is a research associate at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. She advises students in mathematics, computer science, and other quantitative degrees interested in human-aligned artificial intelligence research.
As an Effective Thesis expert, I've had the opportunity to help shape the future of AI safety research. It's exciting to see students apply rigorous mathematical approaches to ensure AI systems remain beneficial to humanity.
Dr. Ryan Dwyer - Global Happiness Researcher Ryan is a senior researcher at the Happier Lives Institute, where he investigates the best interventions to improve global happiness. He advises students on conducting impactful research in social psychology and wellbeing.
Being part of the Effective Thesis network has allowed me to guide students towards research that can genuinely improve people's lives. It's gratifying to see how their work contributes to our understanding of global happiness and effective interventions.
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