Graduated with BSOT in 1991 from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Completed graduate studies at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002 with an MS in Health Education. Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy completed in May 2016 at Mt. Mary University in Milwaukee, WI.

• OTD in Clinical Doctorate in OT, Mount Mary University (2016)
• MS in Health Education, The University of Texas at El Paso (2002)
• BS in Occupational Therapy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1991)

• Use of simulation in occupational therapy education: way of the future? American Journal of Occupational Therapy 68 Supplement\_2 (2014), Dorothy P. Bethea, Dahlia Castillo, Neil Castillo.
• Experiences in a Simulated Hospital: Virtual Training in Occupational Therapy OT Practice/AOTA (2011), Dahlia Castillo.

• Healthy People Health Environments: Collaborations for Education and Research Diversity (2020), Volume Seattle, Washington, Dahlia Castillo.
• The Relationship is What Matters: Community Practices with Long Term Effects (2020), Volume Seattle, Washington, Dahlia Castillo.
• Pet Care and Loneliness in Older Adults (2020), Volume Boston, MA, Dahlia Castillo, Valeria Alverez, Destiny Rodriguez, Ja'Nice Wyatt.
• How crisis can lead to hope for the future: Reflections on loss, tragedy, and resiliency (2019), Volume Austin, Texas , Dahlia Castillo.
• Global health competencies for occupational therapy education in the US (2018), Volume El Paso, Texas, Dahlia C. Castillo, Baeza Corina, Martinez Julio, Anissa Reynaud, Celia M. Pechak, .

• Sustainable Work Programs For People Living With Spinal Cord Injury