Dr. Amanda Scott is a social psychologist whose academic training at The Ohio State University focused primarily on stereotyping, group behavior, and legal decision-making. Her dissertation topic was how stereotypes of victims can impact civil decisions in a legal context. She has additional academic training in the areas of attitude measurement, research design, and survey methodology.

Dr. Scott has more than 20 years of professional and consulting experience in applied research, including project management and statistical support to expert witnesses who conduct survey research in the context of class action litigation and serving as an expert witness herself. She has also served as a Social Science Research Advisor for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and interned at ODJFS’ Research and Evaluation department while a student at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Amanda serves on the Board Six Strings Concerts. She is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research and the American Society of Trial Consultants. She can often be found on local baseball and softball fields, watching one of her children play her family’s favorite game. Her favorite vacation is on the beach.