Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown is an Associate Research Scientist at the Marsal Family School of Education, University of Michigan, and co-director of the GRIP Lab. Her research focuses on mathematics education, particularly on developing practice-based professional development programs like StoryCircles to enhance teachers' instructional practices. She explores how teachers can collaboratively analyze classroom scenarios through visual storyboards to improve their responsiveness to student contributions.

Her work is guided by five core principles: expanding the knowledge base for teaching, leveraging teacher practical wisdom, and fostering collaborative professional experimentation. She leads the NSF-funded project examining online international teacher professional development programs.

Key projects include GRIP Lab (studying instructional practices in mathematics) and Project Loci (enhancing student problem-solving in mathematics). Her research emphasizes digital tools for teacher education, classroom contingency management, and the role of simulations in professional growth.

Publications span topics like teacher decision-making in online contexts, storyboard-based professional development, and geometry education. Awards and grants include NSF-DRK-12 funding and leadership in national initiatives like GeT Support.

Advising and grants highlight her role as Principal Investigator on major projects, while her lab provides training for graduate students in mathematics education research.