Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo

Elizabeth is the C.R. Hutcheson Endowed Associate Professor at Texas Tech University. Her research focus is interdisciplinary, rooted in human development, cross-cultural studies, psychology, sociology, criminology, and public health. Her scholarship focuses on the importance of individual characteristics and contextual factors in the etiology of risk-taking behaviors and deviance in youth, with a particular focus on ethnic minority and “at-risk” populations. Elizabeth’s scholarship is also based on a cross-cultural comparative approach that aims to generate knowledge on minority and immigrant youth and their families and the particular characteristics of these understudied groups. She uses a mixed-method approach to research through her background in ethnography, case studies, and participatory action research approaches that seeks to build evidence-based practice for the development, extension, and improvement of prevention/intervention efforts.

During the past 11 years, Elizabeth has worked closely with several local community and state-wide partners to support the well-being and positive developmental outcomes in youth. Elizabeth is also a Fulbright Fellow at the U.S. Department of State.