Jayna Elliott

Jayna Elliott earned her B.A. in Criminology, with a minor in Forensic Science, from West Virginia University. Jayna is currently a first-year doctoral student in Sociology at West Virginia University and serves as a graduate teaching assistant. She’s lived in West Virginia her whole life, which stems from her interests in rural criminology and corporations affecting rural communities. Ex: The Opioid Crisis. She is also interested in addiction studies and their effects on children, specifically the outcome of childhood trauma with addiction. She loves cats, nature, and being active in her community