How Cyberstalking Victimization Shapes Academic and Mental Health Outcomes in College Students
How Cyberstalking Victimization Shapes Academic and Mental Health Outcomes in College Students
Kenneth O. Ugwu E. Trejos-Castillo Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USAKenneth O. Ugwu is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Positive Youth Development (PYD) Lab, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University. His research focuses on at-risk or vulnerable youth, positive youth development, and resilience. He has recently presented his work at the American Society of Criminology Conference, California, 2024 and the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Utah, 2023. He has continued to explore different solutions to youth challenges such as cybervictimization, substance use, and risky sexual behavior. In addition, he has participated in different workshops including Stats Camp Foundation Workshop (2025), SPR Pre-Conference Workshop (2025), Groundwork Microteaching Program (2025), and Michigan State University Summer Intensive on Community-Engaged Scholarship (2024).E. Trejos-Castillo, C.R. Hutcheson Professor in Human Development & Family Sciences, is the Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University and U.S. Regional Executive Secretary for the Inter-American Organization of Higher Education (IOHE). Dr. Trejos-Castillo is a two-time Fulbright recipient and has served as Texas Tech Fulbright liaison since 2019. She is the founding director of the Cross-Cultural Studies Program and the online Masters in Youth Development – Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance. Her research focuses on positive youth development, toxic-stress, trauma and resilience in ethnic and racial minorities and underserved populations using cross-cultural/cross-national mixed comparative methodologies and participatory action research (PAR). She is an International Adjunct Professor in Social Work at State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná-Brazil and in the School of Medicine, Biostatistics & Epidemiology at CES University, Colombia. Dr. Trejos-Castillo has edited two books and published over 70 research articles and book chapters in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her research has been funded by US federal and state mechanisms nationally and internationally. During the past 30 years, she has worked closely with numerous local communities, statewide partners, national and international collaborators to support the well-being and positive development of minority and vulnerable youth.