Morgan Stone is currently a third year student in the Sociology PhD program at the University of Kentucky. Prior to attending graduate school at UK, Morgan served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Moldova from 2016-2018. She also received her Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University in 2016, where her thesis focused on media representations of crime in Appalachia. As a native of Kentucky, Morgan has always been interested in social issues in Appalachia and plans to pursue a professional career focused on educational access and equality in these spaces.