Undergraduate Dahl Scholars

Ellie Burke (she/her) is a senior history major in Silliman College from Kansas City, Missouri. Her research interests include studying the role of art and culture in social movements. Her thesis explored the impacts of the South African musical Sarafina! on anti-apartheid protest in the United States with advisor Professor Daniel Magaziner. As a Dahl Scholar, Ellie examined American foreign policy toward the South African apartheid regime from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.

As a Dahl scholar, Sarah works with Professor Xi Chen at the Yale School of Public Health to study the impacts of place of birth on long-term health outcomes. As a Tobin and Herb Scarf scholar, she has collaborated on other projects with Professor Chen that looked at the effects of Covid-19 on cognitive impairment. Previously, she has conducted research with the Yale Economic Growth Center on the effects of Covid-19 in developing countries and with a Washington D.C.-based think tank on U.S. maritime and agriculture policies. Sarah is passionate about reforming the U.S.

Caleb Lee is a junior majoring in Ethics, Politics, and Economics with a certificate in Data Science. As a Dahl Scholar, under the advisory of Professor Alan Gerber, he is researching the status quo of literacy instruction programming for incarcerated individuals with the aim of providing direction for future improvement. This project involves close collaboration with nonprofits and correctional facilities and utilizes data analysis and a thorough literature review in order to produce a pioneering report that both researchers and policymakers can use to improve education in prison.

Tony is a third-year student from Phoenix, Arizona completing the BA/MA in Political Science, as well as the Education Studies Scholars program. He is broadly interested in how organized labor interacts with political institutions. As a Dahl Research Scholar, he is working with Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science Jacob Hacker on a project studying the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as an agent of policy drift.