(June 2015)

How the dairy industry manages its labor force

Martinez, R. O., Escalante, W., Acosta, J., & Kayitsinga, J.

Presented at the Cambio de Colores Latinos in the Heartland: Shaping the Future: Leadership for Inclusive Communities, University of Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

(November 2014)

The impact of detainment and deportation on Latino youth and their families

Martinez, R., Sanders, L., & Horner, P.

Presented at the Julian Samora Research Institute 25th Anniversary Conference Latinos in 2050: Restoring the Public Good

East Lansing, Michigan

(July 2014)

From activism to data and back: Mixed methods research and community activism amid immigration reform in the United States

Lopez, W., Doering-White, J., Horner, P., Sanders, L., Martinez, R., & Delva, J.

Paper presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development: Promoting Social and Economic Equality

Melbourne, Australia

(June 2014)

School structure, social capital, and ninth graders’ mathematics achievement among Latino/a and non-Latino white students

Kayitsinga, J., & Martinez, R. O.

Presented at the Cambio de Colores Latinos in the Heartland: Growing Together in New Destination Areas

Columbia, Missouri

(January 2014)

The impact of deportation on children and adolescents development

Horner, P., Delva, J., Martinez, R., Sanders, L., & Cortez, P.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work Research

San Antonio, Texas

(June 2013)

The human side of deportation

Horner, P., Sanders, L., Martinez, R., & Delva, J.

Paper delivered at Cambio de Colores, Change of Colores: Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities, Annual Conference, Millennium Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

(April 2013)

Neoliberalism and communities of color

Martinez, R., Young, M. E., Lyon-Callo, V., & Horner, P.

Discussant at Race in 21st Century America: The 8th National Conference, Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

(June 2012)

Hay que Sufrir (Suffering is Necessary): The hermeneutics of suffering in the migrant settlement process

Horner, P., & Martinez, R.

Paper presented at Cambio de Colores, Change of Colores: Latinos and Immigrants in Midwestern Communities

Columbia, Missouri

(June 2012)

Factors affecting the survivability of Latino/a firms

Martinez, R., & Avila, B.

Keynote presentation at the 11th Annual Cambio de Colores Conference

Columbia, Missouri

(March 2012)

Shapedown project: Promoting healthy lifestyles among low-income Latino families -- key findings

Kayitsinga, J., & Martinez, R. O.

Interagency Migrant Services Committee, Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan