Amanda is a PhD Student at the University of Oslo and a member of the Research School on Peace and Conflict. Cellini holds a MA Degree in Multiculturalism and Human Rights from the University of South-Eastern Norway and International Relations from Rhodes College. A description of her PhD project is available here

Previously, she was the Department Manager for the Social Dynamics department, Administrative Coordinator for the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies (NCHS), a joint PRIO, NUPI and CMI initiative for research and policy discussions in Norway on humanitarian issues, and a Research Assistant on various projects. Before working at PRIO, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI). Cellini holds a MSc in Human Rights and Multiculturalism from the University College of South-Eastern Norway and a BA in International Relations from Rhodes College.

In 2018, Cellini became a doctoral research fellow at the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo with the Nordic Branding research project.