Janna Adelstein was a research and program associate in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where she primarily focused on promoting fair, diverse, and impartial courts. Prior to joining the center, she was an intern at the Vera Institute of Justice, the office of British Member of Parliament David Lammy, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and the office of U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN).
Adelstein received her BA with honors from Vanderbilt University, where she majored in political science, art history, and history. While at Vanderbilt, she served as a Dean’s Library Fellow and a research assistant for the Research on Conflict and Collective Action lab and for the political science and history departments. She was also vice president of the Vanderbilt College Democrats. Her research has focused on sexual assault reporting, the criminalization of immigrants in the United States, voting rights, diplomacy, and international reform efforts.
