He has taught literature and language at different course levels in both Spanish and English. Primarily a Latin Americanist, his research interests focus on Existentialism, Latin American Thought, Modernismo, Vanguardia Narratives and contemporary Latin American Cinema. Most of his work focuses on Latin American Existentialism and his writing aims to reconsider Latin America’s contribution and subordinated position in the Existentialism canon. His scholarly articles appear in Divergencias, Neophilologus, and Hispanófila. Dr. Murillo’s poetry has been anthologized by LACASA Publications in Líneas desde el golfo and has appeared most recently in the anniversary issue of The Acentos Review.