Dr. Arrastia was born and raised in South Florida and completed her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of Central Florida. After teaching at SAIL high school in Tallahassee, Florida and working as a testing consultant, she received her M.S. in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies and her PhD in Learning and Cognition from Florida State University. Dr. Arrastia’s current research interests include self-regulation, teacher beliefs, and literacy instruction.