Kelley Arredondo

Kelley Arredondo, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She holds multiple leadership positions, including Investigator at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center, Assistant Director at the Center for Professionalism, and Assistant Director for Improving Clinical Care at the South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, The University of Akron (2018)
  • M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, The University of Akron (2014)
  • B.S. in Psychology and German, Florida State University (2011)

Dr. Arredondo specializes in team science, leadership development, quality improvement, and health professions education. Her work focuses on optimizing healthcare systems through structured evaluation frameworks, addressing rural healthcare challenges, and enhancing postdoctoral mentorship practices.

Her recent publications emphasize rural physician workforce solutions, pandemic-era primary care resilience, and evidence-based quality metrics. Articles highlight interdisciplinary approaches in health services research, with keywords spanning public health, organizational psychology, and healthcare management.

She has served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. Her professional interests align with her roles in fostering clinical care improvements and academic professionalism.