Undergraduate Institution: B.A. in Psychology and Spanish, Ohio Northern University
Graduate Institution:  M.A. in Counseling and M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution, Arcadia University

Research interests: Bethany's research interests focus broadly on adolescents in contexts of ethnopolitical violence and armed conflict. She is also interested in translating research on political violence and its impact on youth into evidence-based interventions to assuage the negative consequences of violence on youth and bolster protective factors in their communities.

Advisor: Dr. E. Mark Cummings