Her teaching responsibilities in the Tech Teach program are in Secondary Education and Bilingual/ESL. Amani came to Texas Tech as a Fulbright Scholar. She received her doctorate degree in Educational Psychology in 2011, and an M.A in Applied Linguistics from Texas Tech University. She enjoys training preservice teachers and working with diverse populations of students. Amani's current research interests focus on teacher training, teacher self-efficacy beliefs and addressing the psychological and educational needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students.