Elizabeth Stoner

Elizabeth Stoner is a Master’s student in the Department of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania. She recently graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in Visual Studies and Criminology. During her senior year at Penn, she wrote her honors thesis on the effects of maternal depression on offspring antisocial development. Her current research interests include how social media impacts crime and criminal investigations, biopsychosocial criminology, and policy development aimed at fighting crimes against children and human trafficking. During the past summer, she worked for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Executive Administrative Assistant in the Communications Department of the PUC. Outside of academic life, Elizabeth enjoys reading, dancing, and creating art.