Kendall Criswell is a Junior at the University of Montevallo studying to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She is from Odenville, Alabama, a small southern town with only one stoplight. Kendall has the goal of attending graduate school and earning her Ph.D. in Public Policy, and then eventually working for Congress analyzing proposed legislation. The top three policy issues she is passionate about are mental health and mental illness treatment, welfare policy, and prison reform. Outside of academics, Kendall loves binge-watching true crime shows, listening to Kacey Musgraves, and playing video games.