Erin L Castro portrait
  • Co-Director/Founder, University of Utah Prison Education Project
  • Associate Dean, Access and Community Engagement, Undergraduate Studies
  • Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership&Policy
  • Associate Professor, Educational Leadership&Policy
801-585-1378
https://upep.utah.edu

Professional Service

  • Journal of Higher Education in Prison. Role: Founding Executive Editor. Founding Executive Editor. 01/01/2019 - present
  • Lumina Foundation. Role: Advisory Committee Member. Advisory Committee Member, Lumina Working Group on Prison Higher Education and Reentry . 01/01/2018 - 12/01/2020
  • National Conference on Higher Education in Prison, . Role: Annual Conference Proposal Reviewer. Annual Conference Proposal Reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present
  • Alliance for Higher Education in Prison. Role: Member. Strategic Organizing Committee for the Establishment of a National Organization for Higher Education in Prison. 04/01/2016 - 04/01/2018
  • American Educational Research Journal. Manuscript Reviewer. 08/01/2013 - present
  • Justice Quarterly. Role: Manuscript Reviewer. Manuscript Reviewer. 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
  • International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Manuscript Reviewer. 01/01/2021 - present
  • The Urban Review. Manuscript Reviewer. 09/01/2010 - present
  • American Educational Research Association. Division J Conference Proposal Reviewer. 06/01/2014 - present
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education. Conference Proposal Reviewer . 06/01/2012 - present
  • American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Conference Program Committee & Proposal Reviewer. 04/01/2017 - 11/17/2017
  • American Educational Research Association. Division J Social Justice Outreach Committee. 08/24/2015 - present
  • American Educational Research Association. Role: Invited Panelist. Division J Invited Vice Presidential Session: Navigating the Politics of Being a Scholar-Activist: Balancing Community and the Academy. 01/01/2015 - 04/19/2015
  • American Educational Research Association. Role: Invited Panelist. Division J Invited Fireside Chat: Beyond Academia: Reaching a Broader Audience. 01/01/2014 - 04/15/2014
  • American Educational Studies Association. Co-Chair Critics Choice Book Award. 11/01/2013 - 11/01/2014
  • Council for the Study of Community Colleges. Conference Program Committee & Proposal Reviewer. 12/01/2012 - 02/01/2014
  • Journal of Community College Research and Practice. Manuscript Reviewer. 10/01/2012 - 12/31/2018
  • Education Policy Analysis Archives. Manuscript Reviewer. 09/01/2012 - 12/31/2018
  • American Educational Studies Association. Conference Program Committee & Proposal Reviewer. 06/01/2011 - 11/01/2012
  • Review of Higher Education. Manuscript reviewer. 01/01/2020 - present

Internal Service

  • ELP PhD Curriculum Committee. 08/15/2021 - present. Department service.
  • Senator, College of Education. 07/01/2021 - 01/03/2022. College service.
  • Search Committee Member, Senior Associate Vice President and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah . Search Committee Member, 11/01/2020 - 02/01/2021. University service.
  • Search Committee Member, Dean for the College of Education, University of Utah. Search Committee Member, 01/01/2020 - 03/31/2020. College service.
  • Board Member (prison research specialist & College of Education Rep) Institutional Review Board, University of Utah. Board Member (prison research specialist), 08/01/2019 - 03/01/2022. University service.
  • 2018-current Undergraduate Council Representative, College of Education, University of Utah. 08/01/2018 - 06/30/2021. College service.
  • Undergraduate Council. Member, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2021. University service.
  • Admissions Committee, PhD, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. 01/01/2016 - present. Department service.
  • College Curriculum Committee. Member, 08/24/2015 - 05/01/2018. College service.
  • Undergraduate Honors Degree Committee. Committee member, 08/24/2015 - 01/01/2018. College service.
  • Higher Education Book Club, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy. 08/01/2015 - 05/15/2017. Department service.
  • Faculty mentor, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), University of Utah. 08/01/2014 - present. University service.
  • Committee member, Campus Transfer Task Force, University of Utah. Member, 08/01/2014 - 05/15/2015. University service.
  • Committee member, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, University of Utah. 06/01/2014 - 12/01/2014. University service.
  • Urban Institute for Teacher Education Advisory Committee, University of Utah. 01/01/2014 - 01/01/2015. College service.
  • Higher Education Faculty Search Committee. Co-Chair, 09/01/2013 - 01/01/2014. Department service.
  • Faculty mentor, Bridging to the U: Summer Bridge Program, University of Utah. 05/01/2013 - 08/01/2013. University service.
  • Student Affairs MEd. Admissions Committee. Member, 12/01/2012 - 03/01/2021. Department service.
  • Women’s Week Advisory Committee, University of Utah. 09/01/2012 - 04/01/2013. University service.
  • Curriculum Mapping for Student Affairs MEd. Member, 08/01/2012 - present. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • University of Utah Prison Education Project. 07/01/2017 - present
  • The McNair Scholars Program, Faculty panel member, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT . 05/01/2013 - 06/01/2020

Outreach

  • Faculty Facilitator. New Student Orientation. Undergraduate Studies. University of Utah. 05/04/2017 - 07/21/2017
  • Castro, E. L., Farrell, L., Peña, N., & Landau, C. (2017). Race and justice: Trends and updates in Utah. State of Utah Black Affairs Summit, Black Faculty and Staff Association. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT. 04/03/2017 - 04/03/2017
  • Member, Board of Directors, American Civil Liberties Union of Utah. 01/01/2015 - 04/03/2017

Honors & Awards

  • College of Education Social Justice and Transformation Award. University of Utah, 04/01/2021
  • Beacons of Excellence Award, University of Utah. University of Utah Prison Education Project, 04/01/2019
  • Pete Suazo Community Service Award. Utah Minority Bar Association, 11/01/2018
  • Development Faculty Fellow. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, 01/01/2018
  • Early Career Teaching Award. University Teaching Committee, University of Utah, 03/01/2017
  • UofU MUSE Professor, Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah. Project MUSE, University of Utah, 11/01/2016
  • College of Education Early Career Teaching Award. University of Utah, 05/02/2016
  • Faculty Fellow. Undergraduate Studies, University of Utah, 08/2014
  • Outstanding Student Medal Recipient, convocation speaker. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 04/2012

Affiliations

  • Alliance for Higher Education in Prison (AHEP), Strategic Organizing Member, 06/01/2016 - present
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA), Member, 08/2007 - present
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Member, 08/2008 - present
  • American Educational Studies Association (AESA), Member; Executive Council, 08/2006 - 12/31/2018
  • International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), Member, 08/2007 - 08/2012
  • Education Justice Project (EJP), Faculty Affiliate, 08/2011 - present

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