Jenna D'Ottavio

Jenna D'Ottavio is a Research Assistant at the School of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. With a decade of experience at the intersections of technology, policy, and social justice, she focuses on structural violence and longitudinal policy trends across institutions like jails, schools, and hospitals.

• Undergraduate: History & English from the University of South Dakota
• Research Focus: Phenomenological and structural violence methods to analyze policy-driven violence reproduction
• MPP Emphasis: Technology and Criminal Law
• Current Role: Working under Dr. Vaughn Crichlow at the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP)

Her work aims to inform local youth resentencing laws and national initiatives against Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP).