Amanda Wiehe Lopes, Ph.D.
Dr. Lopes is passionate about creative approaches to learning. She has been a teacher, program leader, and curriculum consultant at early learning organizations across the U.S. including developing creative arts immersive early education and professional learning programs at the New York State Theater Institute, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Children’s Theater, Pacific Science Center, and Woodland Park Zoo. Through scholarship, Amanda investigates creative approaches to early learning through curriculum design, pedagogy, and leadership. She holds a Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education and Care from the University of Massachusetts Boston, a M.S.Ed in Early Childhood Education from the College of Saint Rose, and a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Puget Sound. Amanda has been a guest lecturer and faculty at higher education programs across the U.S. including University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Russell Sage College, Fisher College, and Northeastern University. In her role as Learning and Quality Improvement Manager at University of Massachusetts Boston’s Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation, Amanda uses her unbridled curiosity and fierce imagination to design innovative approaches to professional learning in early care and education.