Dr Amanda Bittner is a political psychologist who studies elections & voting, and is best known for her work on the role of party leaders in elections as well as the role of gender in voting and public opinion. She has worked at Memorial University since 2008, and in 2017 founded the Gender & Politics Lab, a hub for research and community engagement activities related to gender & politics.

She has published five books and has substantial community activity experience, a strong track record in grant-writing and grant-getting in the academic setting, and experience with financial leadership and management in community organizations.

She appears regularly in the media as a political commentator (in both English and French) and has won numerous awards for her research, academic service, and mentorship. In 2022 she was inducted as a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.