Dr. Amanda Sanders serves as the Global Psychosocial Support Advisor for HOPE worldwide, Ltd. She holds a Doctorate in Art Education focused on Art Therapy and Disaster Response, a Master of Science and Educational Specialist degree in Mental Health Counseling, and a Master of Science in Art Therapy. She volunteered with HOPE worldwide at an orphanage in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, which inspired her doctoral research on art therapy in response to disasters. She started working with HOPE worldwide in 2014, Dr. Sanders helped develop and implement HOPE worldwide’s first SPARK Academy, an American Red Cross grant funded arts-based resilience program for children affected by major disasters, as well as subsequent SPARK Academy programs across the United States. She currently provides support for HOPE worldwide’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
