AII research focuses on inclusion in film, television, digital media, critical reviewers and all facets of the music industry. Dr. Smith has written over 100 journal articles, book chapters and reports on media content patterns and effects. Her research examines inclusion in a yearly analysis of top-grossing films (on screen, behind the camera, executive ranks, critics) and in popular music (artists, songwriters, producers). Dr. Smith speaks routinely on issues of inequality. She has given a TED Talk and spoken at the United Nations, the White House, Sundance Film Festival, Promax and LUNAFEST. Dr. Smith’s work was the basis for the EPiX docuseries, 4%: Film’s Gender Problem and she appears in the documentary Half the Picture.