Prior to joining the Redlands faculty, Mitchell was a senior research scientist and associate director for program, policy, and population studies in the Gallaudet Research Institute at Gallaudet University. His research has two foci: (1) education policy analysis and evaluation and (2) the population of school-age deaf and hard of hearing children in the United States. His work emphasizes both original and secondary analyses of large-scale survey and academic assessment studies. To contact Mitchell, visit the University of Redlands website.