Betsy grew up in New Hampshire obsessed with movies, television, and history, geeking out over the Oscars every year for no discernible reason. She moved to Washington, DC for college and stayed to work for a film awards group and local film festivals and to wander constantly through all of the free museums. She moved back up to Boston to get her PhD in American Studies (focusing on movies, television, and history) and is writing her dissertation on the Oscars.Â