DEC Fellowship Program

Our Fellowship Program provides training and mentorship to undergraduate students to engage in meaningful research on democratic backsliding.

OVERVIEW

Learn About Our
Fellowship Program

DEC Fellows receive training in dataset coding and gain hands-on experience by expanding, enhancing, and analyzing the Democratic Erosion Event Dataset (DEED), as well as contributing to additional research and policy-focused projects. Our Summer Fellowship is a ten-week remote training program with an initial one-week in-person training in Washington, D.C. We also offer a fully remote Fellowship Program in the Fall and Spring terms.

HISTORY

Training Undergraduates Since 2019

Our Student Fellowship began in 2019 as a summer program in collaboration with the Chicago Center on Democracy and Dartmouth College. It has now grown to incorporate students from many different universities, and has expanded to offer programs during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Our Fellows have come from the following universities and colleges:

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FELLOWS

Meet our Fellows

Get to know our past and current Student Fellows.

Alan Chen

Alan Chen

  • Master of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University '21
Albert Cho

Albert Cho

  • International and Public Affairs and Applied Mathematics, specialization in Economics, Brown University '26
Ananya Mukerji

Ananya Mukerji

  • Economics and English, Brown University ’26
Aniyah Nelson

Aniyah Nelson

  • Political Science and Sociology, Brown University '25
Ashley Myers

Ashley Myers

  • Master of Public Service and Administration, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University '21
Barclay Zislin

Barclay Zislin

  • International Relations and Social Policy and Practice, Tulane University ‘25
Beatrice Cappio

Beatrice Cappio

  • Government, Dartmouth College '24
Ben Aronson

Ben Aronson

  • Quantitative Social Sciences, Dartmouth ’24
Caleb Benjamin

Caleb Benjamin

  • Government, Dartmouth College '23
Caleb Dixon

Caleb Dixon

  • Political Science, Morehouse College '25
Carter Squires

Carter Squires

  • Political Science, University of Chicago '21
Charlotte Bairey

Charlotte Bairey

  • Political Science, University of Chicago '20
Chelsea Seifer

Chelsea Seifer

  • Political Science and Religious Studies, University of Chicago '24
Deja West

Deja West

  • Political Science and Psychology, Texas Southern University ‘24
Diamond Bolden

Diamond Bolden

  • Political Science, Xavier University of Louisana ‘24
Emilia Murphy

Emilia Murphy

  • Government and Computer Science, College of William & Mary '27
Fiona Brauer

Fiona Brauer

  • Law, Letters, and Society, University of Chicago '23
Folake Amoda

Folake Amoda

  • Psychology and International Affairs, University of Georgia '22
Gabriela Quintana

Gabriela Quintana

  • International Affairs, Texas A&M University '22
Grace Njoya

Grace Njoya

  • Political Science, Texas Southern University ‘25
Hamza Khan

Hamza Khan

  • Masters of Public Policy, University of Houston '24
HyounJung Noh

HyounJung Noh

  • Master of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University '21
Isabela Karibjanian

Isabela Karibjanian

  • International Relations, Brown University '19
Isaiah Holquist

Isaiah Holquist

  • Statistics, University of Chicago '21
Joya Wheatfall-Melvin

Joya Wheatfall-Melvin

  • Political Science, Spelman College '24
Juliana Mothersbaugh

Juliana Mothersbaugh

  • Public Policy, double minor in Quantitative Social Analysis and Spanish, University of Chicago '24
Justin Kramer

Justin Kramer

  • Quantitative Social Sciences and Government, Dartmouth College '21
Leyla Jacoby

Leyla Jacoby

  • Quantitative Social Science, Dartmouth College '25
Marta Hulievska

Marta Hulievska

  • History, Dartmouth College '25
Michelle Du

Michelle Du

  • Economics and Political Science, University of Chicago '27
Mitchell Ransden

Mitchell Ransden

  • Government, Dartmouth College '23
Ramy El-Dowek

Ramy El-Dowek

  • Master’s of Public Policy, University of Houston '23
Rishi Thakker

Rishi Thakker

  • Government and Economics, Dartmouth College ‘27
Rodrigo Balvanera

Rodrigo Balvanera

  • Fellowship Associate
Suzie Zhang

Suzie Zhang

  • Political Science and Economics, Brown University '24
Tess Delice

Tess Delice

  • Government, College of William & Mary ‘25
Tuna Akmehmet

Tuna Akmehmet

  • Mathematical Data Science and Government modified with Economics, Dartmouth College ‘26
Tzion Jones

Tzion Jones

  • Computer Science and International and Public Affairs, Brown University '21
Uma Gaunt

Uma Gaunt

  • History and Biology, University of Chicago
Vikram Joshi

Vikram Joshi

  • Political Science and Economics, University of Chicago ‘25
Vincent Fumey-Nassah

Vincent Fumey-Nassah

  • Public Policy, University of Houston ‘26
Yohan Mutta

Yohan Mutta

  • Development Studies, Brown University '23