Amanda has a diverse background with extensive experience in academia, research and non-profit organizations. She completed a Ph.D. in urban development and conducted research about traditional communities in Central America. Amanda has also worked on historical narratives about their lives, culture and territory.

She is co-editor of the magazine Revista Amazonas, which publishes narratives and experiences of women in different areas of the Global South. Amanda is the author of the book Woman: History, Exclusion and Urban Mobility: Perspectives on the asymmetries and inequalities of class, ethnicity and gender in the production of urban space.

Amanda is also engaged in teaching art and photography to underprivileged communities. She has a deep commitment to disseminate her knowledge and technological tools to establish a local production of graphic and artistic material.