CURRICULUM VITAE

BLANCA ORTIZ-TORRES

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:

Community Psychology

Law

EDUCATION:

1972, University of Puerto Rico: B.A. in Psychology; Magna Cum Laude

1974, University of Puerto Rico: M.A. Clinical Psychology; Cum Laude

1980, University of Puerto Rico: Juris Doctor; Cum Laude

1994, New York University: Ph.D.; Community Psychology Dissertation: "The Ecology of Empowerment Among At-Risk Youth"; Sponsor: Edward Seidman, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES:

1981-present, Puerto Rican Psychological Association, Member of the Committee for Psychosocial Action,

(1982)

1980, Puerto Rico Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico)

1987-2002, American Psychological Association;

Division 27 (Community Psychology); Member-at-large Executive Committee (1998-2000)

Member of the Committee on International Relations in Psychology (1998-2000)

1999- present, Interamerican Psychological Society (Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología); Vice-President

for the Caribbean, Central América and Mexico; Secretary for the Caribbean, Central América and México

(2000-2002)

1995 - present, International Academy of Sex Research

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

1977-1978, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico; Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

1980, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Faculty, Interamerican University, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

1981-1984, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Psychology and Criminal Justice Program; Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, Santurce, Puerto Rico; Acting Dean of Academic Affairs (1982)

1984-1987, Teacher Assistant, New York University; N.Y.

1987-1988, Research Assistant, New York University, New York, N.Y. (Adolescent Pathways Project)

1988 - 1990, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 1990, Adjunct Faculty; Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate School of Law (Centro de Estudios

Jurídicos Avanzados), Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

1994- 2000, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry), College of Physicians and Surgeons of

Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

1998-2000, Coordinator of Research Networks, Project Atlantea: Academic Exchange UPR-Caribbean, Office of

the President of the UPR

2000-2001, General Coordinator, Project Atlantea: Academic Exchange UPR-Caribbean, Office of the President

of the UPR

1995- present, Professor, Psychology Department; Psychology Department; University of Puerto Rico, San Juan,

Puerto Rico

2005-2006 - Assistant Dean for Sponsored Programs, Office of the Dean for Graduate Studies and Research,

University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2008- june 2012 - Associate Director, Institute for Psychological Research, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan,

Puerto Rico

2012- 2014 - Dean, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:

1993 - 2000, Research Scientist; New York State Psychiatric Institute, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral

Studies

1991 - 1993, Project Director; Medical and Health Research Association of New York City ("Promoters and

Barriers to HIV Testing and Counseling and Risk- Reduction Behaviors Among Inner City Women" (Cultural

Network Project))

HOSPITAL/CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:

1974 - 1975 - Coordinator of the Children and Adolescents Outpatient Clinic, Community Mental Health Center, Mayagüez Medical Center, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

1975 - 1977 - Director, Community Mental Health Center, Agüadilla Regional Hospital, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

1977-1979 - Coordinator of the Children and Adolescents Outpatient Clinic, Community Mental Health Center;

Cayey, Puerto Rico

1985-1986 - Clinician, Children, Adolescents and Family Services; Fordham-Tremont Community Mental

Health Center, Bronx, New York.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1983-1984, President, Puerto Rican Psychological Association

1986-1987, New York University; Opportunity Fellowship

FELLOWSHIP AND GRANT SUPPORT:

1986-1987, New York University, Opportunity Fellowship

1991-1993, Project Director, Promoters and Barriers to HIV Risk-Reduction Behaviors, NIDA Grant #

DA05995, Medical and Health Research Association of New York City.

1993- present, Co-Investigator, Psychosocial/Qualitative Core and Information Exchange Core, HIV Center for

Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NIMH Grant # P50-MH43520, 1993-1998.

1996, Co-Investigator, "The Sexual Risk Behavior and Behavioral Change in Heterosexual Women and Men"

Project, NIMH Grant # P50-MH43520 to the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies.

1995-1996, Principal Investigator, "Evaluation and Dissemination of an AIDS Educational Video for Latinas"

Project Ford Foundation at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies.

1995- 2000, Principal Investigator, "Group Empowerment for Puerto Rican HIV+ Gay Men and Heterosexual Women", NIMH (M-RISP Program) Grant #2R24MH4936804 to the University Center for Psychological

Services and Research, University of Puerto Rico.

1995-1997, Co-Principal Investigator, "Gender Roles, Sexuality and HIV Risk in Puerto Ricans", NIMH (M-

RISP Program) Grant #2R24MH4936804 to the University Center for Psychological Services and Research,

University of Puerto Rico.

1996- 1998, Principal Investigator, "Diseño, Evaluación y Sistematización de Programas de Prevención de

VIH/SIDA: Un programa de intercambio con la República Dominicana, Proyecto Atlantea, University of

Puerto Rico.

1998-1999, Principal Investigator, "Prevención de VIH/SIDA en Haití: Adiestramiento a Profesionales de la

Salud", Proyecto Atlantea, University of Puerto Rico.

1999-2000, Principal Investigator, "Prevención de VIH/SIDA en Haití: Investigación Colaborativa en

Creencias, Normas y Prácticas Sexuales de Hombres Heterosexuales", Proyecto Atlantea, University of

Puerto Rico.

2000-2003, Principal Investigator, Technology transfer and effectiveness evaluation of a group empowerment

intervention for HIV+ Puerto Rican Gay Men, NIMH (M-RISP Program) Grant #2R24MH4936806 to the

University Center for Psychological Services and Research, University of Puerto Rico.

2002, Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS Prevention among Haitian heterosexual men: Normative beliefs and sexual practices, NIMH (M-RISP Program) Grant #2R24MH4936809 (Supplement) to the University Center for Psychological Services and Research, University of Puerto Rico.

2003, Principal Investigator, HIV/AIDS Prevention among Haitian heterosexual men: Normative beliefs and sexual practices, NIMH (M-RISP Program) Grant #2R24MH4936809 (Supplement) to the University Center

for Psychological Services and Research, University of Puerto Rico.

2003, Principal Investigator, "Normative beliefs, social support and health in Puerto Rican women living with

HIV", Institutional Fund for Research, University of Puerto Rico.

2010 - 2013, Principal Investigator, Role of Norms, Beliefs, and Practices in Effective Prevention with

Heterosexual Puerto Rican Men, NIMH, Grant # 1 R34 MH087023-01A2

2011-2015, Principal Investigator, Assesment of Community Capital at the Península de Cantera

(San Juan). Funded by the Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the Península de

Cantera.

2015 – present, Principal Investigator, Towards the transformation of organizational culture at the

Authority of Public Buildings of Puerto Rico. An action research and intervention Project funded by

the Authority of Public Buildings of Puerto Rico.

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:

Member, Admissions Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, 1988-1989; 2001-2002

Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, 1989-1990; 1996 - 1998; 2007-2010

Coordinator, Personnel Committee, Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, 2011-2012

Member of the Coordinating Committee, Proyecto Atlantea (Academic Exchange with the Caribbean),

University of Puerto Rico, 1996-2006

Coordinator "Casas de Enlace", Proyecto Atlantea (Academic Exchange with the Caribbean), University of

Puerto Rico, 1996-1998

Coordinator Undergraduate Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, August-

December, 1998.

Networks Coordinator, Proyecto Atlantea (Academic Exchange with the Caribbean), University of Puerto Rico,

1999-2000

General Coordinator, Proyecto Atlantea (Academic Exchange with the Caribbean), University of Puerto Rico,

2000-2001

Member of the Advisory Board to the Dean of Research and Graduate Studies for the Design of the Rio Piedras Campus Research Policy, 2003.

Member of the Advisory Committee to the Chancellor for the Development of the Strategic Plan for the next decade, 2007

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: University of Puerto Rico

Introduction to Psychology, 1977-1978; 1988-1990

Undergraduate Community Psychology, 1995-present

Graduate Community Psychology; 1988-1990; 1995-present

Research Methods, 1990; 1995; 2000; 2002

Practicum Supervision; 1998-present

Human Sexuality, 1996- present (one semester/yr.)

Psychology, Health and Society, 1996

Ethical Issues in Psychological Practice, 1999

Advanced Seminar in Community Psychology, 1999, 2005 Community Psychology and Public Policy, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011

Psychological Analysis of Social Change in Puerto Rico, 2002, 2010

The Group as an Intervention Modality, 2003, 2009

Advanced Seminar in Social Psychology: The construction of Alternative Social Representations in Cinema ,

2005

International Courses

Community Psychology and Public Policy – Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, July, 2015 Citizen Participation: Trends and Challenges – Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas y Sociológicas, La Habana, Cuba, May 2016

Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies

Introduction to Criminal Justice, 1982-1983

Forensic Psychology, 1982-1984

Developmental Psychology, 1981-1982

Clinical Supervision, 1981-1984

Interamerican University

Community Mental Health, 1980 Practicum Coordinator, 1980

Catholic University of Puerto Rico; Graduate School of Law Forensic Psychology, 1990

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Consultancies:

Consultant, Bank Street College of Education, New York, New York City Homeless Children Project, 1987- 1988

Consultant, AIDSFILMS, 1991 - 1992

Consultant, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology

and Social Medicine, Family/Adolescent Communication Study, 1993

Consultant, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies; New York Psychiatric Institute, 1992 - 1993

Researcher, Center for Women's Policy Studies; Washington, D.C., 1993 - 1995

Consultant, The AIDS Center Program, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, New York, 1994-1995. Consultant, Office of Ombudsperson for Women's Affairs, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Consultation and technical

assistance regarding evaluation needs and processes of programs for prevention and intervention against

domestic violence, 2006-2008.

Consultant for the Vice President for Research and Technology, University of Puerto Rico, 2007-2008.

Member of NIMH Special Emphasis Panel. Peer reviewer of research grants, 2004; 2010-present

Collaborations:

1999-2002 Grupo de Apoyo Técnico y Profesional para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Vieques. Member of

the Committee for social and cultural development and participatory planning.

1997- present Cumbre Social de Puerto Rico. Consultant and facilitator.

2005- 2014 Collaboration/Consultation with Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico

Member of the Comisión de Consenso Educativo: A multi-sector partnership to promote a world-class education for Puerto Rico

Member of the Comisión de Solidaridad con una Nueva Haití:

2004 - 2008 Board of Directors (President 2006-2008). Corporación para el Apoyo de Programas

Educativos y Comunitarios, CAPEDCOM.

2007- 2010 Participated in the development of Foros Ciudadanos and Agenda Ciudadana: An initiative to

promote policy-making from "bottom-up", sponsored by El Nuevo Día and CAPEDCOM.

2011 - 2013 Board of Trustees, AIDS United, Washington, D.C.

Editorial Boards:

2006-2012 - Análisis, Publicación de la Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social, UPR-RP.

2009- present - Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología.

2010 - International Journal of Community Psychology.

2010 – 2012 – Interamerican Journal of Psychology

PUBLICATIONS:

A. Original, Peer Reviewed Articles

A.1 Ortiz, B. (1989). Psicología Comunitaria: ¿Por qué no cerramos la brecha entre la teoría y la práctica?

Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 5, 65-70.

A.2 Shinn, B.; Wong, N.; Simko, P. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (1989). Promoting the health and well-being of working

parents: Coping, social support and flexible job schedules, American Journal of Community Psychology,

17, 31-55.

A.3 Seidman, E.; Allen, L; Aber, J.; Mitchell, C.; Feinmann, J.; Yoshikawa, H.; Comtois, K.; Golz, J.; Miller, R.;

Ortiz-Torres, B.; Roper, G. (1995). Development and validation of adolescent-perceived microsystem scales: Social support, daily hassles, and involvement, American Journal of Community Psychology, 23,

355-388.

A.4 Ortiz-Torres, B. (1999). El empowerment como alternativa teórica para América Latina. Revista Interamericana de Psicología, 33, 49-65.

A.5 Ortiz-Torres, B., Serrano-García, I., & Torres-Burgos, N. (2000). Subverting culture: Promoting HIV/AIDS prevention among Puerto Rican and Dominican women. American Journal of Community Psychology, 28, 859-881.

A.6 Williams, S., Gardos, S.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Tross, S. & Ehrhardt, A. (2001). Urban women's negotiation

strategies for safer sex with their male partners. Women and Health, 33, 133-148.

A.7 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Williams, S.; & Ehrhardt, A. (2003). Women's Gender Scripts: Implications for HIV

prevention. Culture, Health and Sexuality, 5 (1), 1-17.

A.8 Calderón-Soto, J.; Méndez, M.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Serrano-García, I. (2003). Participación y atrición en

proyectos de investigación del VIH/SIDA: Una experiencia puertorriqueña. Revista Puertorriqueña de

Psicología, 14, 211-237.

A.9 Franco Ortiz, M. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2004). Desenmascarando experiencias de racismo cotidiano con niñas

y jóvenes de Loíza. Identidades: Revista Interdisciplinaria de Género, 2, 18-43.

A.10 Pérez-Jiménez, D., Cunningham, I., Serrano-García, I., & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2007). Construction of male

sexuality and gender roles in Puerto Rican heterosexual college students. Men and Masculinities, 9 (3),

358-378.

A.11 Bernal, G. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2009). Barriers to Research and Capacity Building at Hispanic Serving

Institutions: The Case of HIV/AIDS Research at the University of Puerto Rico. American Journal of

Public Health, 99, Supplement 1, S60-S65.

A.12 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Pérez-Vera, A. & González, A. (2011). Disciplina o Transdisciplina: Hacia una visión de futuro de la Psicología Comunitaria. Investigaciones en Psicología, 16 (1), 29-40.

A.13. Malavé-Rivera, S.; Ortiz-Torres, B; & Varas-Díaz, N. (2012). Knowledge of Legal Rights among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico: Implications for Stigma Management. Puerto Rico Health

Sciences Journal, 31 (3), pdf.

A.14. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rivera-Ortiz, R; & Mendoza, S. (2013). Etnografía acelerada para transformar normas sociales sobre género y sexualidad en hombres puertorriqueños heterosexuales. Revista Puertorriqueña de

Psicología, 24, pdf 6, asspr.net.

A.15 Pérez, A. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2013). Participación ciudadana en la transformación del manejo del agua en

Puerto Rico. Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología, 24, pdf, asspr.net.

A. 16. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2013). Estado actual y posibilidades futuras de la Psicología en cuatro países del Caribe: Puerto Rico, Cuba, República Dominicana y Haití. Revista Interamericana de Psicología, Vol. 47 (2), pp. 241-246.

A. 17. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2015). Lo académico, lo comunitario y lo personal en la praxis de la Psicología

Comunitaria: ¿Un monstruo de tres cabezas o la santísima trinidad?. Psicología, Conocimiento y

Sociedad, 5(2), 206-221 (noviembre 2015 - abril 2016).

B. Non-Peer Reviewed Articles

B. 1 Molnar, J.; Klein, T.; Knitzer, J. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (1988). Home is where the heart is: The crisis of

homeless children and families in New York City (A report to the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation).

New York: Bank Street College of Education.

B. 2 Ortiz-Torres, B. (1994). The politics of AIDS research and policies in the U.S. Latino community. Centro,

Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, 6, 108-114.

B.3 Ortiz-Torres, B. (1995). Estrategias de prevención de VIH/SIDA entre mujeres: La interacción entre género,

cultura, y contexto social, Simposios Centrales, XXV Congreso Interamericano de Psicología, 221-234.

B.4. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2011). Psychology of Liberation: Theory and Applications - Edited by Maritza Montero

and Christopher Sonn (Book Review). Political Psychology, 32, 5, 932-934

C. Books and Chapters C.1 *Ortiz-Torres, B. & Rivera, A. (1992). Salud mental y justicia criminal: Interacción necesaria entre dos

sistemas. In I. Serrano-García & W. Rosario-Collazo (Eds.).Contribuciones Puertorriqueñas a la

Psicología Social-Comunitaria. Puerto Rico: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, pp. 651-660.

C.2 *Ortiz-Torres, B. (1999). Sexualidad, normas sociales y prevención de VIH/SIDA: Retos para la psicología

de comunidad. In: La Psicología al Fin del Siglo: Conferencias Magistrales del XVII Congreso Interamericano de Psicología, pp. 261-278. Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología, Caracas, Venezuela.

C.3 *Ortiz-Torres, B. (2002). Movimientos sociales en el Caribe. En H. Dilla (Ed.). Los Recursos de la

Gobernabilidad en la Cuenca del Caribe, Caracas: Nueva Sociedad, pp. 145-149.

C.4 Cotto-Morales, L.; Muñiz, V.; Mori, R.; Montañez, H.; Rivera, W.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Carro, V. (2002).

Desarrollo socio-cultural y participación ciudadana. In Cotto-Morales (Coord.). Guías para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Vieques. San Juan: Publicaciones Gaviota.

C.5 *Ortiz-Torres, B. (2003). Hacia un abordaje comprensivo de la salud sexual y reproductiva de la mujer en el

Caribe. In A. Gaztambide Géigel & R. Hernández (Eds.) Cultura, Sociedad y Cooperación: Ensayos Sobre

la Sociedad Civil en el Caribe, Cuba: Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello y Puerto Rico: Grupo Intercivil del Proyecto Atlantea, pp. 161-166.

C.6* Ortiz-Torres, B.; Nieves-Rosa, L; Gómez, W. & Malavé, S. (2005). Transferencia de tecnología a

organizaciones comunitarias. In N. Varas Díaz & I. Serrano-García (Eds.) Psicología Comunitaria:

Reflexiones, Implicaciones y Nuevos Rumbos, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, 443-

462.

C.7* Ortiz -Torres, B. (2005). Living up to Community Psychology goals and values. In G. Nelson & I.

Prilleltensky (Eds.). Community Psychology: In pursuit of liberation and well-being. New York: Palgrave,

134-136.

C.8* Ortiz-Torres, B. (2007). Reflexiones sobre la transdisciplinariedad y la complejidad. In M. Lara (Coord.). Al

Margen de los Márgenes: Transdisciplinariedad y Complejidad—Experiencias y Retos Desde la

Universidad. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Comunicaciones Koiné, 216-219.

C.9* Ortiz-Torres, B. (2008). Práctica a nivel comunitario/institucional: ¿Contribución a la disciplina o al mundo

real? In I. Serrano-García, M. Figueroa & D. Pérez Jiménez (Eds.). Dos Décadas de Desarrollo de la

Psicología Social-Comunitaria: De Puerto Rico al Mundo. [Electronic version] San Juan, Puerto Rico:

Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, 715-718.

C.10* Ortiz-Torres, B. (2009). El empowerment como alternativa teórica para América Latina. In I. Serrano-

García, M. Figueroa & D. Pérez Jiménez (Eds.). Dos Décadas de Desarrollo de la Psicología Social-

Comunitaria: De Puerto Rico al Mundo. [Electronic version] San Juan, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones

Puertorriqueñas, 101-112.

C.11* Ortiz-Torres, B. (2009). Cultura, Sexualidad y Psicología: Miradas Trandisciplinarias para Subvertir y Transformar. In D. Miranda, R. Nina & B. Ortiz-Torres (Eds.). Temas de Psicología. San Juan:

Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas.

C.12* Ortiz-Torres, B. & Lara, M. (2010). Participación ciudadana para la promoción de una política social de

equidad: Los Foros Ciudadanos de Puerto Rico. En N.Burgos Ortiz, L. Urizar de Alvarado, M. Bojórquez

de

Grajeda y J. Díaz Argueta (Eds.), Política Social y Trabajo Social: Hacia la Construcción de la Equidad.

Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos.

C.13* Ortiz-Torres, B.; Figueroa, X.; Maldonado, Y.; Toledo, N. & Martínez, E. (2012). Políticas de Exclusión

en Puerto Rico: Medios de Comunicación, Estado, y Sociedad Civil. En I. Serrano-García; D.

Pérez Jiménez; J. Resto-Olivo & M. Figueroa (Eds.). Psicología Comunitaria Internacional:

Aproximaciones a los problemas sociales contemporáneos, Vol II., Universidad Iberoamericana

Puebla, Puebla, México, 123-136.

C. 14 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2013). Retos a la educación superior y a la enseñanza de la psicología. En I. Serrano-

García, W. Rodríguez Arocho, J. Bonilla, T. García, L. Maldonado, S. Pérez-López, & C. Rivera (Eds.),

El reto de la educación universitaria: Experiencias desde la psicología (pp.171-181). San Juan, PR:

Asociación de Psicología de Puerto Rico.

D. Abstracts:

D.1 *Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rapkin, B.; Mantell, J. & Tross, S. Is transculturation related to sexual risk behavior

among Latinas? VIII International Conference on AIDS/III STD World Congress, Amsterdam, the

Netherlands, PoD5215, 1992.

D.2 Mantell, J.; Tross, S.; Rapkin, B. & Ortiz-Torres, B. Determinants of the decision to seek HIV testing among

inner city women. VIII International Conference on AIDS/IIISTD World Congress, Amsterdam, the

Netherlands, PoC4826, 1992.

D.3 *Ortiz-Torres, B. Understanding Women's Contexts: Implications for preventive interventions. Program of

the Second National NIDA Conference on Drug Abuse Research and Practice, Washington, D.C., RS42,

1993

D.4 *Ortiz-Torres, B., Mantell, J., Rapkin, B., and Tross, S. The relationship between transculturation, HIV-

related risk behaviors, and health care-utilization patterns among immigrant Latinas in New York City.

Second International AIDS' Impact Conference: Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection, PO42, Brighton, U.K., 1994.

D.5 Hunter, J., Ortiz-Torres, B., and Warne, P. Building bridges: A model for collaboration between community-

based organizations and researchers. Second International AIDS' Impact Conference: Biopsychosocial

Aspects of HIV Infection, S6.5, Brighton, U.K., 1994.

D.6 Mantell, J., Ortiz-Torres, B., Gillespie, C., Rapkin, B., Tross, S., and Colón-Serrant, A. HIV-related

differences among Latina immigrant groups in New York City. Second International AIDS' Impact

Conference: Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection, W3.2, Brighton, U.K., 1994.

D.7 Eastwood, E., Ortiz-Torres, B., Mantell, J., Rapkin, B., Tross, S. HIV-risk history and health service

utilization patterns among inner-city Latinas and African-Americans. Second International AIDS' Impact Conference: Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection, W3.3, Brighton, U.K., 1994.

D.8 Rapkin, B., Mantell, J., Ortiz-Torres, B., Weston, R., and Tross, S. Situational determinants of condom use

by main and other sexual partners of African-American and Latina women. Second International AIDS'

Impact Conference: Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection, W8.4, Brighton, U.K., 1994.

D.9 *Ortiz-Torres, B. Mistaken assumptions about women: The case of culture. HIV Infection in Women: Setting a New Agenda, WA1-2, Washington, D.C., 1995.

D.10* Ortiz-Torres, B.; Ehrhardt, A. A.; Seal, D.; Williams, S.; Clement, U. Women's perceived gender scripts in heterosexual romantic interactions. Twenty-first Annual Meeting, International Academy of Sex Research,

Provincetown, Mass, 1995.

D.11 Seal, D.; Ehrhardt, A. A.; Dunne, E.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Schonnesson, L.; Williams, S.; Clement, U. Men's perceived gender roles and scripts for romantic and sexual interactions. Twenty-first Annual Meeting,

International Academy of Sex Research, Provincetown, Mass, 1995.

D.12* Ortiz-Torres, B.; Ehrhardt, A.; Van Dommelen, E.; Rivera, M.D.; Rivera, M. Testing a diffusion-of-

innovation approach to encourage HIV risk-reduction behaviors among Latina women. XI International

Conference on AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, Tu.D.2750, 1996.

D.13 * Ortiz-Torres, B.; Ehrhardt, A.; Van Dommelen, E.; Rivera, M.D.; Rivera, M. Women's social networks

as a vehicle for empowerment: A diffusion-of-innovation approach to encourage HIV risk reduction

behaviors

among Latinas, American Psychological Association Conference: Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health: Research, Prevention, Treatment, and Service Delivery in Clinical and Community

Settings, Washington, D.C., 1996.

D.14 *Ortiz-Torres, B.; Cunningham, I.; Pérez, D.; Franco-Ortiz, M.; Velázquez, J.; Coss, J.; Vázquez-Rivera,

C. Understanding the social construction of sexuality and sex negotiation to further HIV/AIDS prevention

among Puerto Rican college students, 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 14229, 1998.

D.15 Cunningham, I.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Franco-Ortiz, M.; Velázquez, J.; Pérez, D.; Coss, J.; Vázquez-Rivera, C.

Understanding the social construction of sexuality and gender roles in sexual negotiation for HIV/AIDS

prevention among Puerto Rican female university students, 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva,

Switzerland, 14237, 1998.

D. 16 Vázquez-Rivera, C.; Cunningham, I.; Pérez-Jiménez, D.; Coss, J.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Velázquez, J.; Franco- Ortiz, M. Masculinities, sexual negotiation and HIV/AIDS prevention in Puerto Rico. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 14243, 1998.

D. 17* Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Varas, N.; & Rosado, R. Evaluating a group empowerment model for

HIV+ gay Puerto Rican men. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 24276, 1998.

D. 18 Méndez, M.; Calderón, J.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Iglesias, E.; & Vega, I. Issues of recruitment and retention in

an intervention for HIV+ gay men. 12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 42209, 1998.

D. 19 * Ortiz-Torres, B.; Williams, S.; & Ehrhardt, A. Gender scripts. Culture, and sexuality: Patterns among African-American and Latina women. Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting, International Academy of Sex

Research, Stony Brook, New York, 1999

D. 20* Ortiz-Torres, B. (1999). Sexualidad, normas sociales y prevención de VIH/SIDA: Retos para la psicología

de comunidad. XXVII Congress of the Interamerican Psychological Society, Caracas, Venezuela.

D. 21* Ortiz-Torres, B. & Rosado, R. (2000, July). Social networks, social support and sexual practices among Puerto Rican HIV+ gay men: An empowering intervention to promote safer sex and healthy behaviors. XIII

International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, WePeD4710.

D. 22 *Ortiz-Torres, B.; Malavé, S.; Gómez, W. & Rosado, R. (2002, July). From efficacy to effectiveness

evaluation: Methodological issues regarding technology transfer to community agencies working with

Puerto Rican HIV+ gay men. XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain, TuPeD5044.

D.23* Ortiz-Torres, B. & Noboa, P. (2002, July). Normative beliefs, social support, and health-related outcomes

among Puerto Rican HIV+ women. XIV International AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain, TuPeD5044.

D.24 *Ortiz-Torres, B. & Noboa, P. (2002, July). The social context of HIV+ Puerto Rican women: Implications

for intervention. NIMH Annual Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to

HIV/AIDS, Miami, Florida, Poster 47.

D.25*Ortiz-Torres, B. & Rosado, R. (2004, March). HIV prevention among Haitian heterosexual men:

Transforming social norms, normative beliefs and sexual practices. Conferencia Multicultural: el Caribe

Unido en contra del VIH/SIDA, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.

D.26 *Ortiz-Torres, B. & Noboa, P. (2004, July). The social networks of Puerto Rican HIV+ women: The need

to integrate network members in intervention for positives. Oral presentation at the XV International AIDS

Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, TuOrD1117

D.27 Noboa-Ortega,P. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2004, July). Social support in Puerto Rican HIV+ women. XV

International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, ThPeD7884

E. Presentations at Professional Meetings:

E.1 Ortiz-Torres, Blanca; Rivera, Alba N.; Francis, Luis. La interrelación entre el sistema de Salud Mental y el

sistema de Justicia Criminal. Program of the XVIII Congress of the Interamerican Psychological Society,

Dominican Republic, 1981.

E.2 Ortiz-Torres, Blanca. El psicólogo en la política pública. Program of the XVIII Annual Meeting of the

Puerto Rican Psychological Association, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1983.

E.3 Shinn,B; Wong, N.; Simko, P.; Ortiz-Torres, B. What creates conflict among working parents? Program of

the Third Annual Northeast Regional Community Psychology Conference, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1986.

E 4 Ortiz-Torres, B. Community Psychology: Why aren't we bridging the gap between theory and practice?

Program of the Third Annual Northeast Regional Community Psychology Conference, Lowell,

Massachusetts, 1986.

E.5 Ortiz-Torres, B. The Puerto Rican socio-political environment and Community Psychology. Program of the

Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987.

E.6 Ortiz-Torres, B. Psicología Comunitaria: ¿Por qué no cerramos la brecha entre la teoría y la práctica?

Program of the XXI Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Habana, Cuba, 1988.

E.7 *Ortiz-Torres, B.; Mitchell, C. M. & Aber, J.L. The ecology of empowerment. Program of the Second

Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, East Lansing, Michigan, 1989.

E.8 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rivas, M.; Powell, A.; Perez, D. & Enchautegui, N. Hacia el "empowerment" comunitario: Mas allá del nivel individual de intervención. Program of the XXXVI Annual Meeting of the Puerto

Rican Psychological Association, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1990.

E.9 Ortiz-Torres, B. The legacy of Martin Luther King on Community Psychology, Third Biennial Conference

on Community Research and Action, Tempe, Arizona, 1991.

E.10 Ortiz-Torres, B. El empowerment como alternativa teórica en América Latina. First Congress of

Iberoamerican Psychology, Madrid, Spain, 1992.

E.11 Ortiz-Torres, B., Mantell, J. & Rapkin, B. The dynamics of transculturation and sexual risk behavior among Latinas in the United States. Program of the Fourth Biennial of Community Action and Research,

Williamsburg, Virginia, 1993.

E.12 Mantell, J., Karp, G., Gillespie, C., Ortiz-Torres, B., Ramos, S., Roman, R., Colón-Serrant, A., Rapkin, B.,

Tross, S. Partner influence, power, and condom use among low-income minority women. Symposium

presented at the Program of APA's Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Women's Health: Creating an

Agenda for the 21st Century, Washington, D.C., 1994.

E.13 Ortiz-Torres, B. HIV prevention among women. Program of the AIDS Action Foundation conference on:

HIV Preventive Vaccines: Social, Ethical, and Political Considerations for Domestic Efficacy Trials,

Washington, D.C., 1994.

E.14 Clement, U., Ehrhardt, E., and Ortiz-Torres, B. Research Workshop: HIV/AIDS from the perspective of

ethnic minority groups. Program of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex

Research, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1994.

E.15 Ortiz-Torres, B. Women and AIDS: Action Agendas. Paper presented at the Prepcom for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, New York, N.Y., 1995.

E.16 Ortiz-Torres, B. Identidad y contexto en los tiempos del VIH/SIDA: Los retos que enfrentan la Latinas en la ciudad de Nueva York. Paper presented at the XXV Interamerican Congress of Psychology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1995.

E.17 Ortiz-Torres, B. Addressing HIV/AIDS from a Community Psychology perspective: Cultural, ethnic, and political implications. Program of the 103rd. Annual Convention of the American Psychological

Association, New York, N.Y., 1995.

E.18 Ortiz-Torres, B. Mistaken assumptions about women: The case of culture. Program of the 103rd. Annual

Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York, N.Y., 1995.

E.19 Ortiz-Torres, B. "Rompiendo el Silencio: A diffusion-of-innovation approach to encourage risk reduction

behaviors among Latina heterosexual women". Weekly meeting at the HIV Center for Clinical and

Behavioral Studies, New York, October 12, 1995.

E.20 Mantell, J.; Newman, L.; Tross, S.; Wyche, K.; Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rapkin, B.; Klitzman, R. The female

condom as a woman-controlled protective method workshop. AIDSCAP, Family Health International at

the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, NY, October 9-11, 1995.

E.21 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Ehrhardt, A.; Van Dommelen, E.; Rivera, M.D.; Rivera, M. Rompiendo el Silencio: Un

modelo de difusión de innovación para la prevención del VIH/SIDA en mujeres heterosexuales.

Psicosalud '96, Habana, Cuba, October 14-16, 1996.

E.22 Ortiz-Torres, B; Cunningham, I.; Pérez, D.; Franco-Ortiz, M.; Velázquez, J.; Coss, J. La construcción social

de la sexualidad y los roles de género en estudiantes universitarios y su relacion con la conducta de riesgo

para contraer VIH/SIDA. Psicosalud '96, Habana, Cuba, October 14-16, 1996.

E.23 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Pérez, D.; Franco-Ortiz, M.; Velázquez, J.; Coss, J.; Cunningham, I.; Vázquez, C. La construcción social de la sexualidad y los roles de género en estudiantes universitarios: Vivencias de un proyecto en desarrollo. 43rd. Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, Mayagüez,

Puerto Rico, November 15-17, 1996.

E24 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Pérez, F.; Pérez, O.; Calderón, J.; Ocasio, I.; Maldonado, N.; Rosado, S. El

VIH/SIDA y el ciclo de vida: Vida, sexualidad y muerte. 43rd. Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican

Psychological Association, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, November 15-17, 1996.

E25 Ortiz-Torres, B. Sexualidad, normas sociales y prevención de VIH/SIDA: Retos para la educación sexual. IX

Simposio Universitario Sobre Educación Sexual, Cayey, Puerto Rico, February 4-6, 1997.

E26 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Calderón, J.; Pérez, F.; Pérez, O.; Ocasio, I. Empowerment grupal de Hombres

homosexuales VIH+. Primer Congreso de Investigación del Recinto de Río Piedras, April 11-12, 1997.

E27 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Serrano-García, I.; Torres-Burgos, N.; Feliciano-Torres, Y. Subverting culture: Promoting

HIV prevention among Latinas. Paper presented as part of the Symposium: "The Multiple Voices of

Ethnicity and Culture: What's "Right" and "Wrong" in HIV/AIDS Prevention" presented at the Sixth

Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, South Carolina, May 28-31, 1997.

E28 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Pérez, D.; Franco-Ortiz, M.; Velázquez, J.; Coss, J.; Cunningham, I.; Vázquez, C. La construcción social de la sexualidad y los roles de género en estudiantes universitarios puertorriqueños y sus implicaciones para la prevención de conductas sexuales riesgosas. Paper presented at the XXV

Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997.

E29 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Calderón, J.; Pérez, F.; Pérez, O.; I.; Maldonado, N.; Rosado, R.; Vega I.

Empowerment grupal de hombres homosexuales positivos al VIH. Paper presented at the XXV

Interamerican Congress of Psychology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997.

E30 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Ehrhardt, A.; Van Dommelen, E.; Rivera, M.D.; Rivera, M. Promoting safer sex practices

through Latinas' social networks: a diffusion-of-innovation approach, Program of the 105th. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, 1997.

E31. Ortiz-Torres, B. Fundamentos teóricos del empowerment. Presentado en la Conferencia auspiciada por Fundación SIDA de Puerto Rico: Modelos de Empowerment para la Prevención del VIIH/SIDA en mujeres, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1998.

E32 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Louro, I.; Ramírez Páez, J.; Figueroa, M; Millard, R.; Kean, C.; Laboy , I.; De Jesús, A. Hacia un abordaje comprensivo de la salud reproductiva de la mujer, Program of the XVI World

Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1998.

E33. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Calderón, J.; Varas, N.; & Iglesias, E. Evaluación de Proceso de una

Intervención de Empowerment Grupal de Hombres Homosexuales VIH+, Program of the XVI World

Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1998.

E34. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Varas, N.; Rosado, R.; Méndez, M.; & Calderón, J. Empowering HIV+ gay men in

physician-patient relationships. 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,

San Francisco, CA., 1998.

E35. Ortiz-Torres, B. & Serrano-García, I. Latino and Latina culture: Its impact on HIV and AIDS prevention

among women. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, 1998.

E36. Ortiz-Torres, B. Prevención de VIH/SIDA: Un enfoque psicosocial. Seminar offered at the Universidad

Autónoma de México, Campus de Iztacala, November, 1998.

E37. Ortiz-Torres, B. Prevención de VIH/SIDA: A 18 años de la epidemia: ¿Qué funciona? Paper presented

at the XVIII Coloquio de Investigación, Universidad Autónoma de México, Campus de Iztacala,

November, 1998.

E38 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; & Calderón, R. HIV/AIDS prevention in the Caribbean: Two Puerto Rican

collaborative efforts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Seventh Biennial Conference of the Society for

Community Research and Action, New Haven, Connecticut, 1999.

E39. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rosado, R.; & Calderón, J. Social networks and sexual behaviors: HIV+ Puerto Rican gay

men. 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Mass., 1999.

E40. Ortiz-Torres, B. Group empowerment among Puerto Rican HIV+ gay men. Weekly meeting at the HIV

Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York, September 23, 1999.

E41. Ortiz-Torres, B. & Quiñones-Morales, M. La homosexualidad y la adolescencia. Séptima Conferencia Anual

de Educadores de la Escuela Intermedia, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico,

October 22, 1999.

E42. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Méndez, M.; Rosado, R.; Calderón, J.; Vega, I.; Rojas, O.; Rivera, E.; & Rivera, R. Un

modelo para entender el empowerment grupal de hombres homosexuales VIH+. Annual Convention of the

Puerto Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999.

E43. Ortiz-Torres, B. Contextualizando las señales de alerta de violencia entre jóvenes. Workshop offered at the

Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999.

E44. Ortiz-Torres, B. La Psicología del Milenio: Aportaciones de la Psicología de la Salud. Annual Convention

of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999.

E45. Ortiz-Torres, B. Guía rápida para las disposiciones que reglamentan la práctica de la Psicología en Puerto

Rico. Annual Convention of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1999.

E46. Ortiz-Torres, B. Women's Gender Scripts: Inter-group and intra-group comparisons, but which are the

groups anyway? Paper presented at the Seminar: Sexual Scripts Revisited: International and

Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Research, New York, HIV Center for Clinical

and Behavioral Studies, April 27-28, 2000.

E47. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2000, September). Un modelo de Empowerment para la Prevención Secundaria del SIDA en Hombres Homosexuales en Puerto Rico. Conferencia del Programa de Adiestramiento en Investigación de VIH/SIDA: Retos para la Investigación y Acción, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

E.48 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2000, September). Desarrollo de Destrezas de Evaluación de Programas. Taller ofrecido en la Conferencia del Programa de Adiestramiento en Investigación de VIH/SIDA: Retos para la Investigación

y Acción, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

E.49 Ortiz-Torres, B. & Rosado, R. (2000, October). Cambios en las Redes de Apoyo Social como Indicadores

de Empowerment en Personas VIH+ en Puerto Rico. VIII Congreso Mexicano de Psicología Social,

Guadalajara, México.

E.50 Ortiz-Torres. B. (2001, March). Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women in the Caribbean and Latin

America. The Global Studies Institute International Conference: The Caribbean and Latin America in the

21st. Century: Problems and Solutions. Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.

E.51 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2001, July). Transferencia de Innovaciones y Tecnología a Organizaciones Comunitarias:

Retos para la Psicología de Comunidad. Invited Conference at the XXVIII Interamerican Psychology

Congress, Santiago de Chile.

E.52 Ortiz Torres, B. (2001, September). Cambios socio-culturales en las relaciones de género en Puerto Rico:

Creencias normativas y normas sociales relativas a la sexualidad. XXIII International Congress of the

Latin American Studies Association, Washington, D.C.

E.53 Ortiz - Torres, B. (2001, September). La internacionalización en la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Congreso

de Investigación de la Asociación de Profesores Universitarios, Recinto Universitario de Rio Piedras,

Puerto Rico.

E.54 Ortiz-Torres, (2001, November). El Proyecto ATLANTEA: Logros y barreras al intercambio académico en el Caribe. UNICA Annual Conference, Venezuela.

E.55 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2001, November). Los movimientos sociales en el Caribe. Commentary to a Symposium at the "Taller sobre Gobernabilidad", FLACSO, República Dominicana.

E.56 Ortiz - Torres, B. (2001, December). El Proyecto ATLANTEA: Un modelo para el intercambio académico en América Latina y el Caribe. Universidad de la Coruña, España.

E.57 Ortiz-Torres. B. (2002, September). Music, Boxing and Sex: Latino Bodies in the United Status: Public

Health and the Needs of Latino Populations in the United States. Paper presented at the Conference:

Latino Sexualities in the United States: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Research-Action Agenda fro the

21st Century, Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health, Columbia University, New York.

E. 58 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rosado, R.; Jean-Jacques, R. & Millard, R. (2002, October). A structural intervention for

the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in Haiti: The Need to Transform Social Norms, Normative Beliefs, and Sexual

Practices. Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association (HAS). Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

E.59 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rosado, R.; Nieves-Rosa, L. (2002, November). Metodologías Comunitarias:

Acercamientos a la Prevención de VIH/SIDA en Puerto Rico y Haití. Convención Internacional de

Psicología y Ciencias Sociales y Humanas (Hominis '02), La Habana, Cuba.

E.60 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2002, November). Mujer y VIH/SIDA: El rostro invisible de la epidemia. COPRESIDA,

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

E.61 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2003, March). Group Empowerment for Puerto Rican HIV+ Men. Presented at CDC's

Capacity Building Assistance Provider Meeting, Priority Area Two, New York.

E.62 Ortiz-Torres, B. & Guillard, N. (2003, April). La Construcción de la Feminidad, la Masculinidad y el

VIH/SIDA en el Caribe, II Foro en VIH/SIDA/ITS en América Latina y el Caribe, La Habana, Cuba.

E.63 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2003, July). Gender Issues and at-Risk Youth. Invited plenary presentation at the 2003

National HIV/AIDS Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

E.64 Ortiz-Torres, B. (2003, September). The Social Context of Women's Lives: Impact on Vulnerability to HIV

and Disease. Invited Speaker at the United States Conference on AIDS, September 18, 2003, New

Orleans

E. 65. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2004, February). Transferencia de tecnologías relacionadas a la salud a organizaciones comunitarias. Research Seminar at the Instituto de Investigación de Salud de Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico.

E.66. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2005, April). Es cuestión de género: Consideraciones para la prevención del

VIH/SIDA en el Caribe. Key note lectura at the opening of Taller sobre Perspectiva de Género en la

Prevención del VIH/SIDA, Colectiva Mujer y Salud, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.

E. 67. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2008, July). Cultura, Sexualidad y Psicología: Miradas Trandisciplinarias para Subvertir

y Transformar. Paper presented at the IV Latin American Congress of Transcultural Psychology, México

City, México.

E.68. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2008, June). A vision for a future of Community Psychology in Latin America and the

Caribbean. Paper presented at the II International Conference on Community Pychology, Lisbon, Portugal.

E. 69. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2008, June). Participación ciudadana para la transformación social: Los Foros

Ciudadanos en Puerto Rico Paper presented at the II International Conference on Community

Pychology, Lisbon, Portugal.

E. 70. Ortiz-Torres, B & Lara, M.. (2009, May). Participación ciudadana para la Promoción de una Política

Social de Equidad: Los Foros Ciudadanos en Puerto Rico. Paper presented at the VIII Encuentro de

Políticas Sociales y Trabajo Social: Hacia la Construcción de la Equidad. Antigüa, Guatemala.

E. 71. Ortiz-Torres, B, Gonzalez; A. & Pérez, A. (2009, June). ¿Disciplina o transdisciplina?: Una visión para

el futuro de la Psicología Comunitaria en Puerto Rico, el Caribe y América Latina. Ciudad de Guatemala:

Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología

E. 72 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Santana Mariño, J. & Acosta Ramírez, T. (2009, November). Promoción de la

participación ciudadana desde los sindicatos: Hacia la transformación de la política pública. Paper

presented at the Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican Psychological Association, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

E. 73 Ortiz-Torres, B.; Maldonado, Y.; Toledo, N. & Figueroa, X. (2010, June) Políticas de Exclusión en Puerto Rico: Estado, Medios de Comunicación y Sociedad Civil. Paper presented at the III International

Conference on Community Psychology, Puebla, México.

E. 74 Ortiz-Torres, B. & Mendoza, S. (2010, June). Colaborando para la Equidad y la Prevención del VIH: Investigación participativa para la prevención del VIH entre hombres heterosexuales puertorriqueños.

Paper presented at the III International Conference on Community Psychology, Puebla, México.

E. 75. Torres- Burgos, N.; Colón-Torres, Y. & Ortiz-Torres, B. (2010, June). Desafíos que enfrentan los

Psicólogos/as Comunitarios/as: viabilidad de los valores y metas de la disciplina en el "mundo real".

Paper presented at the III International Conference on Community Psychology, Puebla, México.

E. 76. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rivera, R.; & Padilla, Y. (2011, November). Rapid ethnographic assessment to

transform normative belief, and social norms regarding gender and sexuality among Puertorrican

heterosexual men. Paper presented at 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.

E. 77. Ortiz-Torres, B. & Jean-Jacques, R. (2011, November). Normative beliefs and the stigma of HIV in Haiti.

Paper presented at 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference, Nassau, Bahamas.

E. 78. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2011, November). Estado actual y posibilidades futuras de la Psicología en el Caribe.

Paper presented at Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology, Nassau, Bahamas.

E. 79. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2012, March). Retos en la enseñanza de la Psicología. Paper presented at Simposio

Temático, Asociación de Psicología de Puerto Rico as part of a Keynote Panel, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

E. 80. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2012, May). Estrategias para promover la participación ciudadana: Fortalezas y

Posibilidades. Paper presented at Quinta Cumbre Social, as part of a Keynote Panel, Cagüas, Puerto Rico.

E. 81. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2013, November). Aportaciones de la Psicología Social Comunitaria a la

Práctica de la Psicología en Puerto Rico. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican

Psychological Association, as part of a Keynote Panel, Ponce, Puerto Rico

E. 82. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2014, March). Investigar o perecer: Hacia el desarrollo de una Psicología

autóctona. Invited keynote lecture at the II Psychology Congress, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

E. 83. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2014, March). Las estructuras de participación ciudadana en las ramas del

gobierno. Paper presented at the First Symposium on Government and Public Management as part

of an invited panel, House of Representatives, San Juan, Puerto Rico

E.84. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Martínez, E. & Cintrón, L. (2014, November). Las rutas para el desarrollo de capital

comunitario en la Península de Cantera. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Puerto Rican

Psychological Association, Río Grande, Puerto Rico.

E. 85. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Serrano-García, I.; Rodriguez, S.; Huertas, X.; & Almodóvar, B. (2015, July). De la

aseveración pasamos a la pregunta: ¿Formación ética en los currículos de Psicología en Puerto Rico?.

Paper presented at the XXXV Interamerican Congres of Psychology, Lima, Perú.

E. 86. Ortiz-Torres, B.; Rivera, A, (2015, July). Cuando la intervención comunitaria está en manos de los

actores: Experiencias con Líderes de Opinión, Paper presented at the XXXV Interamerican Congres of

Psychology, Lima, Perú.

E. 87. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2015, July). Retos, dilemas y futuro en la formación de un híbrido: Psicología Social

Comunitaria en Puerto Rico. Paper presented at the XXXV Interamerican Congres of Psychology, Lima,

Perú.

E. 88. Ortiz-Torres, B. & Cancel, M. (2016, May). Una primera mirada a las narrativas y proyectos de vida de

migrantes del Oriente de Cuba a Puerto Rico. Paper presented at the VII Hominis Congress, Habana, Cuba.

E. 89. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2016, May). Cuando se trata de promover la participación ciudadana: Retos y

facilitadores. Invited key note lecture presented at the VII Hominis Congress, Habana, Cuba.

E. 90. Ortiz-Torres, B. & Huertas, X. (2016, May). Retos y dilemas de la formación ética en Psicología Comunitaria: La experiencia de Puerto Rico. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on

Community Psychology, Durban, South Africa.

E. 91. Ortiz-Torres, B. (2016, May). Retos para el empoderamiento en tiempos de crisis: Colonialismo,

bancarrota y desmovilización ciudadana. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on

Community Psychology, Durban, South Africa.