Books
Counter-Culture Education: The Development and Consequences of the American Public Education System
Picture taken by me at the American Amistad Archives in New Orleans in Jan. 2026
Articles
Published:
Chen, Amanda S. A House Divided: Multidimensional Federalism and Its Democratic Ramifications on Post-Abolition United States. Studies in American Political Development. Published online 2026:1-20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0898588X26100406
Chen, Amanda., and Katherine T. McCabe. (2024). Roses and thorns: Political talk in reality TV subreddits. New Media & Society, 26(6), 3491-3513. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221099180
McMahon, Sarah., Julia Cusano, Lisa Macri, and Amanda Chen. (2023). Development of the Services, Policies and Programs Audit Tool to Address Campus Sexual Violence. Health Education & Behavior, 50(3), 310–317. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981221116785
In Progress:
Higher Education and the Demise of “Equality of Opportunity” in a General Skills Regime
The Hate You Give: State Regulations of Curricula and the Inequality Gap in K-12 Education
College Towns as Company Towns: How Universities Drive Perceptions of Local Inequality (with Aubrey Hall)
Towards Reconciliation: The Study of Racism in American Political Science