Dalia Elkhalifa is a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy with a focus on International Development and Global Inequality. As a first-generation Sudanese-American, Dalia’s research interests reflect her lived experiences. They center diaspora communities and investigating how research can better advocate for actionable, people-centered policy change for refugee integration. During her time at Berkeley, Dalia worked as a communications associate at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, contributed content to their news site, and served as an undergraduate research apprentice in the Political Science Department. As a summer fellow, Dalia will be working with the Global Justice Program, focusing on creating a database on climate refugees and the organizations that support and advocate for their rights.
