Erin L Castro
Biographic Data
| ID | 1499992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin L Castro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin L |
| FAMILY NAME | Castro |
| SIGNATURE | CASTRO E L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9486-6179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Toward equity in experience: Data collection and reporting of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated college students
Criminal History in Undergraduate Admissions: A Racial Equity Analysis of Administrator Perspectives
Using original data collected from a national survey, this research examines the perceptions of administrators in the functional areas of Admissions, Dean of Students, and Student Affairs regarding the use of criminal history questions in undergraduate admissions. We use a lens of equity mindedness to analyze whether administrators connect criminal history questions in admissions to inequalities of punishment, and find that administrators working…
Harassment, Discouragement, and Intimidation of College Students in Prison: A Qualitative Study on the Prevalence of Disciplinary Power in Prison Higher Education
In this descriptive research study, Caisa Elizabeth Royer, Erin L. Castro, and Estefanie Aguilar Padilla explore the experiences of prison stakeholders in higher education with prison disciplinary power. Based on interviews with nineteen prison education stakeholders, including program directors, instructors, family members of incarcerated students, and program alumni, the authors’ findings indicate that officer-initiated discipline interferes wi…
Beyond Pell restoration: Addressing persistent funding challenges in prison higher education toward racial and economic justice
They Sellin’ Us a Dream They Not Preparin’ Us for”: College Readiness, Dysconscious Racism, and Policy Failure in One Rural Black High School
Investigating the origins of STEM intervention programs: An Isomorphic Analysis
In recent decades, efforts to diversify Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have relied on a variety of recruitment and retention programs designed to improve access and outcomes of traditionally underrepresented populations. Examining how such programs emerge within institutions of higher education in the United States – including original motivations, sources of funding, and institutional agents involved in the devel…
They Sellin’ Us a Dream They Not Preparin’ Us for”: College Readiness, Dysconscious Racism, and Policy Failure in One Rural Black High School
Investigating the origins of STEM intervention programs: An Isomorphic Analysis
In recent decades, efforts to diversify Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have relied on a variety of recruitment and retention programs designed to improve access and outcomes of traditionally underrepresented populations. Examining how such programs emerge within institutions of higher education in the United States – including original motivations, sources of funding, and institutional agents involved in the devel…
Investigating the origins of STEM intervention programs: An Isomorphic Analysis
In recent decades, efforts to diversify Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have relied on a variety of recruitment and retention programs designed to improve access and outcomes of traditionally underrepresented populations. Examining how such programs emerge within institutions of higher education in the United States – including original motivations, sources of funding, and institutional agents involved in the devel…
They Sellin’ Us a Dream They Not Preparin’ Us for”: College Readiness, Dysconscious Racism, and Policy Failure in One Rural Black High School
Beyond Pell restoration: Addressing persistent funding challenges in prison higher education toward racial and economic justice
Harassment, Discouragement, and Intimidation of College Students in Prison: A Qualitative Study on the Prevalence of Disciplinary Power in Prison Higher Education
In this descriptive research study, Caisa Elizabeth Royer, Erin L. Castro, and Estefanie Aguilar Padilla explore the experiences of prison stakeholders in higher education with prison disciplinary power. Based on interviews with nineteen prison education stakeholders, including program directors, instructors, family members of incarcerated students, and program alumni, the authors’ findings indicate that officer-initiated discipline interferes wi…
Criminal History in Undergraduate Admissions: A Racial Equity Analysis of Administrator Perspectives
Using original data collected from a national survey, this research examines the perceptions of administrators in the functional areas of Admissions, Dean of Students, and Student Affairs regarding the use of criminal history questions in undergraduate admissions. We use a lens of equity mindedness to analyze whether administrators connect criminal history questions in admissions to inequalities of punishment, and find that administrators working…
Toward equity in experience: Data collection and reporting of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated college students
Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)