Assistant Research Scientist at the Center on Education & Lifelong Learning at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University
About
Mariella I. Arredondo is a faculty researcher for the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL) at the Indiana Institute for Disability and Community (IIDC), Indiana University. She earned her PhD in educational leadership policy studies with a concentration in international comparative education from Indiana University. She was born in Peru and immigrated to New Jersey as a child. She is a mom to two amazing kids, Asiri & Juakim, an avid traveler, nature lover, and music and art inspires her.
Current Work:
As an education equity expert, Dr. Arredondo's current work focuses on supporting school districts in the state of Indiana in the area of education equity; the focus is on ethnic/racial disproportionality in school discipline and special education identification and placement. Dr. Arredondo's current research, How to Dismantle a Pipeline: Using Data on Exemplary Practice in Suspensions and Expulsions to Create Community and State Level Change, aims to identify proven and effective practices that can challenge school practices contributing to the school to prison pipeline.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Racial/ethnic disparities; school to prison pipeline; equity in education; intercultural education; culturally responsive practices; ethnography
