Finding Your Fit (w/ Isaac Castro, M.A.)

Isaac Castro is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Education under the Policy, Leadership and Research Methods emphasis. Working with advisors Dr. Jeff Milem and Dr. Sharon Conley, his research focuses on equity and higher education more broadly, and diverse university leaders more specifically. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Sociology in 2010 prior to serving in Americorps through Communities in Schools of Greater Phoenix. He then returned to the SF Bay Area to lead an after school program before making the shift to higher education as the PPIA Director and Student Services Advisor at the Goldman School of Public Policy. Isaac has also received MAs in Higher Education, Administration and Leadership from Fresno State and Education (Policy, Leadership and Research Methods) here at UCSB. Currently, he works as a graduate research assistant for Dean Jeff Milem and Dr. Rebeca Rios, as well as a teaching assistant in the departments of Sociology and Education. His latest research takes a critical approach to understanding how university leaders preside over institutions with diverse student bodies. http://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-castro