Christina Stafford, Elon University
Christina Stafford is a rising senior at Elon University, majoring in English and political science and minors in philosophy, with plans to pursue a doctorate in political science. She is a two-time Elon Black Excellence Awardee and a four-time President’s List recipient. Christina is an Elon Lumen Scholar, researching the media’s influence on U.S. perceptions of prison abolition, hoping to add to our understanding of this complex issue. Her published work for the Center for American Progress, titled “Long-Term Solutions to the Overincarceration of People with Mental Health Disabilities” further highlights the injustices marginalized groups face in the US criminal legal system. She served as Elon Honor Fellow’s Director of Inclusion and Diversity and currently serves as the Vice President for the Elon NAACP college chapter.