Mai L. Nguyen

Mai L. Nguyen, PhD, is a seasoned policy advisor with extensive experience in health, agriculture, Native American affairs, and public lands while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since August 2021. Previous roles include legislative assistant and AAAS Congressional Science & Engineering Fellow in the office of Representative Derek Kilmer. At the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Nguyen developed evaluation models for children's mental health and welfare systems. A PhD researcher at Princeton University, Nguyen published work on neural correlates of information processing, while earlier positions at New York University and the University of Cambridge involved significant contributions to understanding visual perception and neuroscience. Education credentials include a PhD in Psychology from Princeton University, an MPhil in Experimental Psychology from the University of Cambridge, and dual degrees in Psychology and Biology from Stanford University.