Adalberto "Beto" Castrejón

Adalberto “Beto” Castrejón is a Ph.D. student in the Educational Policy Studies program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is an Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences (ITP) Fellow as well as an Education Graduate Research Scholar (Ed-GRS) in the UW-Madison 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’s research is focused on evaluating higher education policies, using quasi-experimental methods, to examine their effects on the distribution of federal, state, and institutional resources. His research interests include college access and financial aid policies, causal inference methods, and promoting greater financial resources for communities who have historically been marginalized. His research interests have been formed from his identity as a first-generation Mexican American, his work as a college admission counselor, and in supporting college student success.

Publications & Presentations

Odle, T. K., Wright-Kim, J., & Castrejón A. (2024). Whose last dollar? Estimating the effects of promise programs on financial aid awards. Journal of Higher Education. 2025.

Research Conference Presentation: Castrejón, A., Odle, T. K. Did institutions alter financial aid during the test-optional movement: Early quasi-experimental evidence. Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference.

Research Conference Presentation: Castrejón, A. How does the Hispanic-serving institution designation impact the racial composition of student enrollment. American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education Conference.