Faculty Profile

Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Ph.D.
Human Development and Family Studies
806-742-3000, ext. 265 - Room 405
elizabeth.trejos@ttu.edu
Auburn University, 2006
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
The Journal of Early Adolescence, (http://jea.sagepub.com), Associate Editor
Interests:
- Risk-Taking, Externalizing & Internalizing Behaviors in Minority & Immigrant Youth
- Parenting Processes & Generational Effects
- Cross-Cultural Research Methods & Teaching Strategies
Current Projects:
- PI. Effective Cross-Cultural Teaching Strategies and Techniques for Inclusive Teaching: Research-Based Educational Model
- Co-PI. Teen Straight Talk Parent Survey & Program Evaluation. HDFS & School of Nursing (HSC). Community-based program on Comprehensive Sexual Education & Teen Pressures
- PI.Study of College Underage Drinking TTU-HDFS
- Co-Director. "College-Going Dream" Partnership with Spur ISD Elementary School to coordinate 5th graders' Fall & Spring visit to TTU/ TTUHSC campuses
Recent Publications:
Trejos-Castillo, E., Velez, P., & Guiérrez-Restrepo, M.C. (accepted- forthcoming). From Traditional to Transmedia Storytelling: Constructing & Deconstructing Motherhood across Cultural Contexts. In Richey (Ed.), Mothering and Literacies, Demeter Press, Ontario, Canada.
Trejos-Castillo, E. (accepted- forthcoming). Children of divorce and early sexual activity. In. R.E. Emery & J. G. Golson (Eds), Cultural Sociology of Divorce, SAGE Publications, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Trejos-Castillo, E., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (in-press). Transitions into adolescence. In B.B. Brown & Prinstein, M. (Eds). Encyclopedia of Adolescence (Vol. 1, Ch 13). Elsevier, Oxford, UK.
Trejos-Castillo, E. & Martinez, J. (in-press). Does Acculturation Equal A+? Correlates of College-Going Expectations amongst Hispanic & Asian Immigrant Youth. In Tara M. Johnson (Ed.) Acculturation: Implications for Individuals, Families & Societies (Ch 7). Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY.
Trejos-Castillo, E., Frederick, H.I., & Caldera, Y. (in-press). Latina teenage mothering: Meanings, challenges, and successes. In D.S Silva (Ed.), Latina/Chicana mothering (Ch 7), Demeter Press, Ontario, Canada.
Trejos-Castillo, E., & Frederick, H.I. (2010). Health risking behaviors and peer influence: A study of first and second generation immigrant Hispanic youth. In A.H. Benavides, P. Carlson, & E. Midobuche (Eds.), Hispanics in the southwest: Issues of immigration, education, health, and public policy (Ch 15). The Bilingual Review/Press, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Trejos-Castillo, E. & Vazsonyi, A. T. (2009). Immigration effects on parenting, stress, and risky sex: First and second generation Hispanic youth. In P. H. Krause & T. M. Dailey (Eds.), Handbook of parenting: Styles, stresses, and strategies (Ch 19, 371 - 396). Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY.
Trejos-Castillo, E., & Vazsonyi, A.T. (2009). Risky sexual behaviors in first and second generation Hispanic immigrant youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Special Issue: The Place of Race and Ethnicity in Adolescent Development, 38, 719–731.
Recent Recognitions:
| 2010 | Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Human Sciences, TTU |
| 2010 | "20 Under 40" Award, Young Professionals of Greater Lubbock, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance. |
| 2010 | Inclusive Excellence Fellowship, Office of Institutional Diversity & Community Engagement, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. |
| 2009 | Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Center for Undergraduate Research, Texas Tech University. Lubbock, TX. |
| 2009 | Hemphill Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Human Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. |