Desha Elliott, BA, MS

Desha Elliott started her collegiate career at 15 years old, obtaining a BA from Northern Kentucky University. She completed her MS in Management at Strayer University. She is currently pursuing her Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work, Social Work Policy, Planning and Administration, & Social Science PhD at Clark Atlanta University. She is founder of the Professional Doctoral Network, student researcher & mental health technology partnership creator for The Center for Social Reform, Equity & Innovation, and hackathon advisor of the AUC Data Science Initiative. She is a student researcher for the IN HER HANDS project, a guaranteed income program for metro & southwest areas of Georgia. Her areas of focus are economic development, technology, & mental health.