Sarah Dykstra supported the research of Charles Kenny and Justin Sandefur. Before joining CGD, Dykstra worked as a project associate for Innovations for Poverty Action in Sierra Leone, where she managed a random impact evaluation of two health service delivery programs. Dykstra graduated from Boston University in May 2011 with a BA in global health and development; her thesis evaluates HIV/AIDS services in Malawi. Dykstra was also a summer intern in Syria working on an education initiative for Iraqi refugees.