- Prism at UVM
- Prism Intercultural Center
- Division of Intercultural Excellence
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program
BIO
Dr. Jorge A. Castillo (he/him, él) is the Associate Director of Prism at UVM, where he provides day-to-day leadership and serves as a voice within the Prism Intercultural Center and on the leadership team of the Division of Intercultural Excellence. He is also an Affiliated Faculty in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program.
Dr. Castillo holds a PhD in Spanish from the University of Connecticut and a BA in Spanish Language and Literature and Mexican American Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. His scholarship and teaching span Spanish language, Latine and Latin American literature and film, queer theory, gender studies, and LGBTQ+ studies. His work also extends to inclusive excellence pedagogy and co-curricular initiatives.
Before coming to UVM, Jorge served for four years as Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center at Syracuse University, where he also taught courses in LGBTQ Studies. He previously served as Assistant Director of the LGBTQ+ Center, Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, and Coordinator of the LGBTQ Studies Minor at West Virginia University, and as Visiting Instructor in Gender and Sexuality Studies and the First-Year Program at St. Lawrence University.
Jorge's approach to supporting LGBTQ+ students and community members is grounded in the belief that meaningful inclusion is built through relationships with students, faculty, and staff, and sustained through systemic change. Drawing on more than a decade of work in intercultural centers, he understands that students thrive when their full identities are recognized and when institutions move beyond surface-level programming to address the structural barriers that shape students’ experiences.
Outside of work, he enjoys hiking with his partner and dogter, Xochiquetzal "Xochi," exploring local restaurants, and listening to live music, when not being a homebody cooking for friends and family. He also loves watching world cinema, independent films, and very dry documentaries!
Bio
Dr. Jorge A. Castillo (he/him, él) is the Associate Director of Prism at UVM, where he provides day-to-day leadership and serves as a voice within the Prism Intercultural Center and on the leadership team of the Division of Intercultural Excellence. He is also an Affiliated Faculty in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program.
Dr. Castillo holds a PhD in Spanish from the University of Connecticut and a BA in Spanish Language and Literature and Mexican American Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. His scholarship and teaching span Spanish language, Latine and Latin American literature and film, queer theory, gender studies, and LGBTQ+ studies. His work also extends to inclusive excellence pedagogy and co-curricular initiatives.
Before coming to UVM, Jorge served for four years as Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center at Syracuse University, where he also taught courses in LGBTQ Studies. He previously served as Assistant Director of the LGBTQ+ Center, Faculty in Women's and Gender Studies, and Coordinator of the LGBTQ Studies Minor at West Virginia University, and as Visiting Instructor in Gender and Sexuality Studies and the First-Year Program at St. Lawrence University.
Jorge's approach to supporting LGBTQ+ students and community members is grounded in the belief that meaningful inclusion is built through relationships with students, faculty, and staff, and sustained through systemic change. Drawing on more than a decade of work in intercultural centers, he understands that students thrive when their full identities are recognized and when institutions move beyond surface-level programming to address the structural barriers that shape students’ experiences.
Outside of work, he enjoys hiking with his partner and dogter, Xochiquetzal "Xochi," exploring local restaurants, and listening to live music, when not being a homebody cooking for friends and family. He also loves watching world cinema, independent films, and very dry documentaries!