Maria Ranieri, PhD, is a Professor of Education, Media and Technology the University of Florence, Italy, specializing in the theory and methodology of media and technology in education. She has worked on and coordinated a number of European research projects on media, learning, technology and social inclusion, including e-Engagement against Violence (2012-14) and Media Education for Equity and Tolerance (2016- 2019). She is the author of the toolkit Media & Digital Literacy Education.

Sarah Clapp is a Writing Specialist at the Media Education Lab. Sarah is a graduate of Brown University, where she concentrated in English (Nonfiction Writing) and Classics. At Brown, she supported peer writing as a Writing Fellow, animated educational science videos with the production group SciToons, and facilitated arts-based after-school programming for elementary schoolers.