She investigates students’ motivation and engagement in mathematics classrooms, including teachers’ efforts to create motivating and engaging learning opportunities. Her research also addresses how teachers learn to understand and then teach mathematics conceptually. Amanda has published her research in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, and The Elementary School Journal, among other journals, and coauthored (with James Middleton) the book Motivation Matters and Interest Counts: Fostering Engagement in Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2011). In 2014 she received the Early Career Award from the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators for her significant contributions to mathematics teacher education.