Marissa Castillo
@marissacastillo.bsky.social
Ph.D. Student @TAMU doing research on HSIs, anti-DEI laws
California transplant
California transplant
As a reminder: el Pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
June 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
As a reminder: el Pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
Need accountability buddies as you write this summer? Join the Summer Scholars Writing group!
May 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Need accountability buddies as you write this summer? Join the Summer Scholars Writing group!
After a complete rewrite, I have passed my oral preliminary exams!!! As a first-generation doctoral student, this feels fake. I am currently waiting for my committee to come back and say, "Just kidding!"
April 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After a complete rewrite, I have passed my oral preliminary exams!!! As a first-generation doctoral student, this feels fake. I am currently waiting for my committee to come back and say, "Just kidding!"
Update: officially “passed” my written comprehensive exams. Now to prep for the oral portion. Send all the positive vibes 😁
March 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Update: officially “passed” my written comprehensive exams. Now to prep for the oral portion. Send all the positive vibes 😁
(1/2) After 8 years of success as a departmental research symposium, my team & I expanded the GRAB Symposium to a college-wide graduate symposium!
We’re excited for our keynotes: Dr. Miranda Walichowski & Dr. Jasmine Austin!
We’re excited for our keynotes: Dr. Miranda Walichowski & Dr. Jasmine Austin!
February 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
(1/2) After 8 years of success as a departmental research symposium, my team & I expanded the GRAB Symposium to a college-wide graduate symposium!
We’re excited for our keynotes: Dr. Miranda Walichowski & Dr. Jasmine Austin!
We’re excited for our keynotes: Dr. Miranda Walichowski & Dr. Jasmine Austin!
In full transparency - I submitted my prelims back in January. I now have rewrites for all three of them. Sharing because no one ever talks about the challenges that comes with the Ph.D process. #SlowIsPro
February 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In full transparency - I submitted my prelims back in January. I now have rewrites for all three of them. Sharing because no one ever talks about the challenges that comes with the Ph.D process. #SlowIsPro
Reposted by Marissa Castillo
The Education Research Center at Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development is hiring a Program Specialist. Feel free to share with your networks! Details are here: tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMIU_Extern...
Program Specialist III
Job TitleProgram Specialist III Agency Texas A&M University Department Teaching, Learning And Culture (Tlac) Proposed Minimum SalaryCommensurate Job LocationCollege Station, Texas Job TypeStaff Jo...
tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Education Research Center at Texas A&M College of Education & Human Development is hiring a Program Specialist. Feel free to share with your networks! Details are here: tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMIU_Extern...
Reposted by Marissa Castillo
Check out our newly published article: Promoting Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Undocumented Students: The Role of Institutional Agents
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This link should take you to the downloadable file: rdcu.be/d7rfN
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This link should take you to the downloadable file: rdcu.be/d7rfN
Promoting Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Undocumented Students: The Role of Institutional Agents - Innovative Higher Education
Existing research clearly shows that the experiences of undocumented students are highly dependent on the campus environment and their interactions within the setting (Cisneros et al., 2022Journal of ...
doi.org
January 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Check out our newly published article: Promoting Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Undocumented Students: The Role of Institutional Agents
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This link should take you to the downloadable file: rdcu.be/d7rfN
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
This link should take you to the downloadable file: rdcu.be/d7rfN
Reposted by Marissa Castillo
ICE DOES NOT belong at universities.
ICE DOES NOT belong at high schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at middle schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at elementary schools.
ICE DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR CAMPUSES.
#ICEoffCampus
ICE DOES NOT belong at high schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at middle schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at elementary schools.
ICE DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR CAMPUSES.
#ICEoffCampus
January 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
ICE DOES NOT belong at universities.
ICE DOES NOT belong at high schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at middle schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at elementary schools.
ICE DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR CAMPUSES.
#ICEoffCampus
ICE DOES NOT belong at high schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at middle schools.
ICE DOES NOT belong at elementary schools.
ICE DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR CAMPUSES.
#ICEoffCampus
Y’all! The stress of prelims has my skin doing all kinds of funky stuff. 😩
January 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Y’all! The stress of prelims has my skin doing all kinds of funky stuff. 😩
Thrilled to join the New Professionals and Graduate Student Review Board for the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, class of 2028! Can't wait to embark on this incredible journey! #RoadToDraCastillo
December 12, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Thrilled to join the New Professionals and Graduate Student Review Board for the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, class of 2028! Can't wait to embark on this incredible journey! #RoadToDraCastillo
Is anyone else using Covidence for prelims/dissertation organization? It’s a lifesaver!
December 9, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Is anyone else using Covidence for prelims/dissertation organization? It’s a lifesaver!
If anyone is a night owl and needs an accountability buddy, sign up! The homie @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social has built a group of at space for people to come together to write!
December 5, 2024 at 10:58 PM
If anyone is a night owl and needs an accountability buddy, sign up! The homie @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social has built a group of at space for people to come together to write!
As you start to wrap up this semester/quarter, give yourself the time to celebrate. As grad students, we often don’t give ourselves credit for all that we do, including being human. Take this as your moment to pause and celebrate everything you have accomplished. YOU ARE KILLING IT!
December 5, 2024 at 9:33 PM
As you start to wrap up this semester/quarter, give yourself the time to celebrate. As grad students, we often don’t give ourselves credit for all that we do, including being human. Take this as your moment to pause and celebrate everything you have accomplished. YOU ARE KILLING IT!
Reposted by Marissa Castillo
The pronunciation of our names matter.
The spelling of our names matter.
The accents in our names matter.
Our names matter.
The spelling of our names matter.
The accents in our names matter.
Our names matter.
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 AM
The pronunciation of our names matter.
The spelling of our names matter.
The accents in our names matter.
Our names matter.
The spelling of our names matter.
The accents in our names matter.
Our names matter.
Grad students - it is just a paper for a class. Get it done and get it submitted. It does not need to be perfect! (Speaking to myself)
December 3, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Grad students - it is just a paper for a class. Get it done and get it submitted. It does not need to be perfect! (Speaking to myself)
Reposted by Marissa Castillo
#education #gradstudent - if you’re not on any #AERA papers, consider applying for the research in progress round tables. I did this a few years back and it’s a very approachable way to ease into the conference scene. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
AERA Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtable Series Call for Submissions
www.aera.net
December 2, 2024 at 6:26 PM
#education #gradstudent - if you’re not on any #AERA papers, consider applying for the research in progress round tables. I did this a few years back and it’s a very approachable way to ease into the conference scene. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
Not me turning into my father - have to mow the lawn because friends are coming over for thanksgiving. 🙃
November 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Not me turning into my father - have to mow the lawn because friends are coming over for thanksgiving. 🙃
Doc students - what tips and tricks do you have for a first-generation student about to start their prelims? (Also, please send all the positive vibes) #RoadToDrCastillo
November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Doc students - what tips and tricks do you have for a first-generation student about to start their prelims? (Also, please send all the positive vibes) #RoadToDrCastillo
I had major imposter syndrome presenting my first solo paper at #ASHE2024. However, the love and support I received for my paper and dissertation work stayed true to the theme #IAmAScholar! #BabyScholar #ProudDaughterOfImmigrants #FutureDoctora
November 24, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I had major imposter syndrome presenting my first solo paper at #ASHE2024. However, the love and support I received for my paper and dissertation work stayed true to the theme #IAmAScholar! #BabyScholar #ProudDaughterOfImmigrants #FutureDoctora
What better way to start my #2024ASHE conference than to present with my favorite folks in @tamuresi.bsky.social for the pre-conference?
November 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
What better way to start my #2024ASHE conference than to present with my favorite folks in @tamuresi.bsky.social for the pre-conference?
