Amanda Man

Amanda On-Yee Man (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE. She completed her B.A. in English Literature and Secondary Education at Washington University in St. Louis and holds a M.S.Ed. in Education, Culture, and Society from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. In the six years between her studies, she taught high school English in New Jersey, USA, then moved to Macau S.A.R. to teach in and support the development of a local secondary school’s English-language immersion program.

Currently, she supports the implementation of basic needs programming at the University of Delaware’s Center for Intercultural Engagement alongside her research and studies. Her research interests revolve around the interactions between crises, schools, communities, and young people, and is grounded in healing-centered pedagogy, radical empathy, promoting equity, and uplifting student voices. 

Education

• M.S.Ed. in Education, Culture, and Society, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA, 2022
• B.A. in Secondary Education and English Literature, magna cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 2015

Professional Experience

• Research Assistant, University of Delaware, 2024-present
• Graduate Assistant, Center for Intercultural Engagement, University of Delaware, 2023-2024
• Museum Educator, the Penn Museum, 2023
• West Philadelphia Tutoring Project Coordinator, Civic House, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2022
• English instructor, Colegio Diocesano de Sao Jose 6, Macao, 2017-2021
• English teacher, STEMCivics Charter School, 2015-2017

Recent Honors and Awards

• Fontana Family Graduate Scholarship, University of Delaware, 2023–present
• Penn GSE Named Scholar – Roberts Family Scholarship Fund, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-2022 
• Honors with Distinction, Department of English , Washington University in St. Louis, 2015
• Academic Excellence Award, Depart of Education, Washington University in St. Louis, 2015
• National Merit Scholar Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Corp., 2011-2015
• AmeriCorps Education Award, Corporation of National and Community Service, 2013
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa
• Member, Sigma Tau Delta

Publications

• (in press) Man, Amanda. “There Is Everything to See Here: The Magnifying Potential of Flashpoint Crises.” Essay. In International Handbook of Schooling in Times of Crisis. Routledge, n.d.
• Man, A. (2015). For Whom the School Bell Rings: The Dangerous School in American Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts. WUSTL Office of Undergraduate Research.

Presentations

• Jang, S. B., Lewis, B., & Man, A. (2025, December). Black History Inside the Box: A Case Study of Epistemic Justice in Curriculum-making in Delaware, The College and University Faculty Assembly Annual Conference, Washington D.C., USA
• Man, A., Lewis, B., & Jang, S. (2025, June). House Bill 198: Legislating Black History Curriculum and Civic Responsibilities in DE, 23rd Annual Policy & Practice Institute: Delaware’s Conference on Public Education, Dover, DE, USA
• Jang, S. B., Lewis, B., & Man, A. (2025, April). Provide instruction on Black History: Evaluating Delaware’s HB-198 using a Black Historical Consciousness framework , American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA
• Man, A. (2025, April). There’s Everything to See Here: Crisis Meaning Making for Educators. Steele Symposium, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
• Man, A. (2024, November). Food Justice: A Systematic Review of College Students’ Food Insecurity Narratives. University Council of Educational Administration Annual Convention – GSS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Man, A. (2024, November). Making Meaning of, with, and from Crises: A Praxis Framework for Educators. University Council of Educational Administration Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA, USA