Lidya Stamper graduated from the University of Redlands in 2019, where she received BAs in International Relations and Public Policy. During her undergraduate years, Lidya worked in peace and conflict research, human rights advocacy, public policy analyses, with a number of legislative and legal organizations. Following graduation, Lidya received a Fulbright Research fellowship to conduct research in South Africa. Over the course of several months, Lidya conducted qualitative research on the cultural, structural, and economic challenges that impede internally displaced women from accessing sexual and reproductive health services in the Gauteng province of South Africa, in affiliation with the Centre for Human Rights (CHR). This research was an extension of her previous work at CHR in 2018, where she collaborated with the United Nations on the ”2019 Global Study on Women Deprived of Liberty,” by synthesizing the discrepancies between human rights policies and practices throughout Africa. Following her Fulbright research, Lidya returned to Seattle, Washington to join a local housing justice nonprofit, where she is currently expanding on her interest in advocating for displaced populations. Lidya is interested in understanding the broader implications of policy paradigms, and how policy agendas account for social, economic, and political contexts. Lidya plans to attend the London School of Economics for her MSc in Social Research Methods in 2021. She hopes to pursue a career in women’s rights and policy evaluation, with a focus on increasing and ensuring access to reproductive health options for women living in crises-affected communities.