Amanda has worked in academia, healthcare and forensic settings. Her specialist areas of interest are; systematic review and evaluation of research methodology, Screening and assessment for suicide and self-harm risk in offenders, and mental-health services. She has published systematic reviews for the Cochrane and Campbell collaborations on drug treatment for offenders and the effectiveness of screening and assessment tools for offenders, and is a guest lecturer for the MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology course at the University of York.