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Biography

Dr. Terrazas-Arellanes is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Equity Promotion at the University of Oregon. Dr. Terrazas-Arellanes received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa in 2000, a Master’s of Science in Special Education from the University of Oregon in 2008, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oregon’s School Psychology Program in 2009. She is also a teacher from Mexico who has coordinated research projects in areas of Spanish literacy instruction, second language acquisition, and eText supports.

Dr. Terrazas-Arellanes is a Principal Investigator of Project ESCOLAR (Etext Supports for Collaborative Online Learning and Academic Reading) a five year grant funded by the Office of Special education Programs (OSEP) to develop, test, evaluate, refine, and disseminate Collaborative Online Projects designed to support academic reading of science content for middle school students with learning disabilities. She is also a Principal Investigator of Project SSOAR (Stepping Up to SOAR: Strategies for Online Academic Reading) funded by OSEP and was Co-Principal Investigator of Project COPELLS (Collaborative Online Projects for English Language Learners) funded by the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Terrazas-Arellanes areas of expertise include: a) literacy and bi-literacy instruction for English Language Learners students of Spanish speaking background, b) use of assistive technology to address the educational needs of students with learning disabilities, c) research design and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.