Andrés Castro Samayoa

Andrés Castro Samayoa is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Boston College's Lynch School of Education. His work focuses on policies affecting students' identities and experiences at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), diversity in higher education, and LGBTQ+ studies. He holds an A.B. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from Harvard University, an M.Phil. in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge (supported by the Gates Cambridge Scholarship), and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Education:
• A.B. '10, Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University
• M.Phil. 2012, Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies, University of Cambridge
• Ph.D. 2017, Education, University of Pennsylvania
• Research Interests:
• Intersection of student identities and collegiate experiences
• Historical and contemporary LGBTQ+ narratives in education
• Equity in K-12 and higher education
• Awards:
• Gates Cambridge Scholarship (2012)
• Teaching & Service:
• Courses on diversity and inclusion in higher education
• Co-Principal Investigator on projects diversifying K-12 teaching and humanities professoriate
• Labs/Teams:
• Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (former role)