With a passion for media literacy and the impact of screen-media use, she has presented her research on a number of platforms, including at the 2016 Screen Futures Summit & Youth Media Festival. She enjoys teaching the fundamentals of animation, symbolic codes, generic conventions and the principles of ‘good design’. Bethany’s professional goal is to see young people become more aware of the media-rich environment in which they live and learn, so that they can best decipher and manipulate information.