Graciela Castillo

Graciela Castillo is a senior researcher at American Institutes for Research (AIR) with more than 18 years of experience in conducting health services research. She is skilled in planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative research in English and Spanish as part of formative research, program evaluation, and technical assistance studies.

Graciela has extensive experience in engaging patients and stakeholders as key participants in research through focus groups, structured in-depth interviews, meetings, community engagement, and survey development. She is also experienced in recruiting and engaging hard-to-reach populations and with topics spanning across HIV/AIDs, reproductive health, and substance use disorders.