About me
Bethany Eldridge recently completed her PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. Her research focused on understanding how teachers of vulnerable students in Lebanon engaged with an open digital platform called Tabshoura, which was developed by a grassroots nonprofit organization in Beirut called Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL). She continues to work at the University of Michigan as a Research Associate. She was an OER Research Fellow in 2023-2024 and is an active member of Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN). She received her MPhil in Education, Globalisation, and International Development at the University of Cambridge; her M.A. in Society, Science, and Technology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands as a Fulbright Scholar; and her B.A. in Law, Justice, and Society at Lipscomb University in Tennessee. She has also previously servedas a research consultant and program manager for NGOs, nonprofits, and an education technology startup, supporting teacher professional development and using data to evaluate impact of programs.
