Dr. Amanda Kraus

Originally from the suburbs of New York City, Dr. Amanda Kraus has lived in Tucson, AZ and worked at the University of Arizona for more than twenty years. Dr. Amanda Kraus is currently Assistant Vice President for Campus Life and the University’s Chief Accessibility Officer

She has had the privilege of working with institutions and organizations such as, Duke, Wake Forest, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Association of American Colleges & Universities and has extensive international experience having been invited to speak in Singapore, Montreal, Beijing, Tokyo, Macerata, and Nairobi.

Outside of work, Dr. Kraus is on the board of Visit Tucson where she helps position Tucson as an inclusive and accessible destination and has served on the USTA Southwest Section board to help raise the visibility of wheelchair tennis.

Dr. Kraus earned her B.A. at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and her M.A. and Ph. D. from the University of Arizona.