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Alexis Kallen

Election Year: 2018

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: California & St John's 2018

Alexis Kallen

Biography

Alexis L. Kallen, is a senior at Stanford, pursuing a B.A. in Political Science and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her honors thesis analyzes the international laws that protects Burundian refugees from sexual assault. A strong advocate for campus security, Alexis has pressed for the implementation of video cameras in external areas of campus to deter sexual assault and to help solve those crimes when they do occur. Alexis is the Chair of Stanford in Government and was an Executive Board Member of Stanford International Affairs Society where she edited its newsletter. Alexis was Stanford University's 127th Convocation Speaker.