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)
culturally responsive practices, equity in education, ethnography, intercultural education, Racial/ethnic disparities, school to prison pipeline