Amanda is the manager of the Pembina Institute's oil and gas program, based in Calgary. She conducts research and analysis to identify evidence-based policy solutions to address oil and gas sector emissions and liabilities.
Prior to joining the Pembina Institute, Amanda was a policy researcher and writer at St. Francis Xavier University’s FluxLab, one of Canada’s foremost methane measurement labs. There, she worked to bring a policy dimension to the lab’s measurement work. She then worked as a consultant at the Pembina Institute before joining the organization full time in 2023.
She holds a PhD in philosophy from the City University of New York Graduate Center, an MA from Simon Fraser University, and BA Hons from the University of Regina. She is also an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.
