Adalberto Castrejón

Adalberto “Beto” Castrejón is currently a Ph.D. student in the Educational Policy Studies program at UW-Madison, where he is also an Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences (ITP) Fellow and Education Graduate Research Scholar (Ed-GRS) in the School of Education. He holds a B.A. in Business Marketing from the University of Northern Iowa, and a M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs along with a graduate certificate in Institutional Research and Effectiveness from the University of Iowa.

Castrejón seeks to promote equity in college preparation, access, and success through the use of quantitative research methods to evaluate policies and programs aimed at enhancing equitable outcomes for students of color, those from low-income communities, and those who will be the first in their families to attend college. His research interests have been formed from his identity as a first-generation Mexican American, his work in college admission, and in supporting college student success.

Research areas: College access and success, study of race and racism, Causal inference

IDS Affiliate Faculty Supervisor: Taylor Odle