Bethany is an analyst at OpenDevEd. She recently finished her PhD at the University of Nottingham, where her research focused on identifying the predictors of learning for out-of-school children using EdTech in remote communities in Tanzania to gain foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Before joining the team, she worked as a university-based researcher on several topics, including introducing new teaching techniques into further education, enhancing reading and cognitive skills for young children, and climate justice. She focuses on mixed-method approaches and is passionate about researching and improving inequalities in access to education.