Anna is an online event coordinator for Media Education Lab. She recently earned her MA in Digital Communication Leadership (DCLEAD) from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) and Paris-Lodron University, funded by the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree (EMJMD). She acquired her passion for media literacy during graduate school when she took a module on Media Literacy and Digital Inclusion. Anna is open to opportunities and collaboration to gain more exposure in the sphere of media literacy. 

Benjamin Thevenin is an Associate Professor of Media Arts at Appalachian State University as well as a screenwriter and producer of film and new media. Benjamin’s research focuses on the relationships between youth, media and politics, and in particular, how we can better prepare young people to become thoughtful citizens, consumers and creators of media.

Gracie Gilligan is an affiliate of Media Education Lab working on social media outreach, and is a current undergraduate student at American University. Her interest in media literacy began during her senior year of high school when, as part of her senior project, she worked with Renee Hobbs and the Media Education Lab to adapt a survey that they had created to measure the levels of media literacy being taught in schools. The original survey was intended for parents of students, while the adapted survey was intended to be administered to students themselves.