Dr. Nathan Castillo

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Nathan Castillo. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Nathan Castillo is an international education development scholar with expertise in learning assessment, program evaluation, and educational technologies. He has extensive experience as a development practitioner on education, health, and economic development projects in Central and South America, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. He has led program evaluation efforts in South Africa, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. Nathan completed service in Guatemala with the United States Peace Corps. He received his Master’s degree from Harvard University and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. His postdoctoral research focused on education at UNESCO. Nathan has served as an advisor to UNICEF, the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, and various international non-governmental organizations. His recent multi-year study in South Africa applies language-centered technology to support early grade reading in rural classrooms. In 2014, he was a recipient of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Assistant Professor in the Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership department.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Assistant Professor in the Curriculum Instruction department.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, IL

Assistant Professor in the Center for African Studies.

Awards

#

Outstanding Faculty Award

#

Editors Choice Award

Courses

EPOL380: Education Social Justice CI446: Culture Classroom EPOL500: Proseminar Doctoral Studies in Education Policy EPOL520: Education Globalization ERAM582: Evaluation Applied Survey Methods II EPOL590: Information Communication Technologies in Education Development Global Perspective

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.