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About
Amanda Brock Morales is The Parlor’s Grants Manager, bringing a researcher’s rigor and a community-first ethos to our funding strategy. An anthropological archaeologist by training, she studies how people build lasting relationships with transforming landscapes in the context of climate change. Amanda earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida and is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She directs Kawsay Pacha: Dynamic Landscapes and Monumental Sites in the Callejón de Huaylas, Peru, working collaboratively with the community of Huaylas on cultural heritage, water management, and climate change.
A Fulbright-Hays alumna and executive committee member of RED MAP (Red de Mujeres en Arqueología Peruana), Amanda has hands-on experience with competitive awards, cross-institutional partnerships, budgets, and impact reporting. At The Parlor, she leads grant prospecting, proposal development, compliance, and measurement—braiding storytelling with data so our newsroom can grow responsibly and sustainably. Her approach is informed by community-collaborative methods and Indigenous story work, centering access, accountability, and shared knowledge.
