Dr. Carrillo’s research includes a focus on Latino/a, Chicano/a education, Latino males (k-12 & higher education), and the social and cultural foundations of education. His current work explores the schooling trajectories of working-class, Mexican-origin males. He is particularly interested in exploring competing conceptions of “making-it,” intellectual masculinities, and the strategies used by Latino “ghetto nerds” to succeed academically all while affirming a hybrid cultural identity. Dr. Carillo received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a concentration in Cultural Studies in Education, and a Mexican American Studies Graduate Portfolio from the University of Texas at Austin. Carrillo CV.