Horner, P., Hughes, A., & Vélez Ortiz, D. (2016). Social work scholars and undergraduate research opportunities.  Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 3(20), 216-230. 

Horner, P., Martinez, R., Vélez Ortiz, D., Kayitsinga, J., Acosta, S. (in press) Adapting a nutrition education intervention for Latinos. Journal of Education and Human Development.

Vélez Ortiz, D., Martinez, R. O., & Espino, D. V. (in press). Framing effects of questions on end-of-life decisions among Latino older adults. Social Work in Health Care.

Horner, P., Martinez, R., Vélez Ortiz, D., Kayitsinga, J., & Acosta, S. (2015, December). Adapting a nutrition education intervention for Latinos. Journal of Education and Human Development, 4(4), 84-90. doi: 10.15640/jehd.v4n4a11

Martinez, R., Kayitsinga, J., Horner P. & Vélez Ortiz, D. (2015). Latinos 2025: A needs assessment of Latino communities in southeast Michigan. The Julian Samora Research Institute.

Cho, H., Kim, I., & Vélez Ortiz, D. (2014). Factors associated with mental health service use among Latino and Asian Americans. Community Mental Health Journal, 50, 960-967. doi: 10.1007/s10597-014-9719-6

Cho, H., Vélez Ortiz, D., & Parra Cardona, R. (2014). Prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated risk factors among Latinos/as: An exploratory study with three Latino sub-populations. Violence Against Women, 20, 1041- 1058. doi: 10.1177/1077801214549636

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2014). Ethnicity and aging. In E. R. Krajewski-Jaime (Ed.), Aging: Ethnicity and gender issues (p. 21). Champaign, IL: Common Ground Publishing.

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2014). Latino civic engagement in Michigan. NEXO: The Official Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, Fall 2014.

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2014). Mental health services structure: The case of older Puerto Ricans in senior centers. Journal of Social Services Research. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2014.977987

Vélez Ortiz, D., & Zepeda, I. (2014). Watching mental health: Influence of mental health messages in telenovelas among Latino older adults. NEXO: The Official Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, Spring 2014.

Vélez Ortiz, D., Kayitsinga, J., Martinez, R.O., Horner, P., & Acosta, S. (2014). Meatloaf to tacos: An evaluation pilot study of a cultural adaptation for a community-based nutritional education program with Latino families. The Julian Samora Research Institute E-Series. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.

Hughes, A. K., Woodward, A., & Vélez Ortiz, D. (2013). Chronic illness intrusion: Role impairment and time out of role in ethnically diverse older adults. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnt041

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2013). [Review of the book The politics of race in Latino communities: Walking the color line by A. K. Stokes-Brown]. NEXO: The Official Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, Fall 2013.

Hughes, A. K, Velez-Ortiz, D., & Horner, P. (2012). Academic, professional, and community outcomes of a faculty-mentored BASW research experience. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 17, 133-147.

Hughes, A., Horner, P., & Vélez Ortiz, D. (Fall 2012). Being the diversity hire: Negotiating identity in an academic job search. Journal of Social Work Education, 48(3), 595-612. doi: 10.5175/JSWE.2012.201000101

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2012). [Review of the book Cultures of migration: The global nature of contemporary mobility by J. H. Cohen & I. Sirkeci]. NEXO: The Official Newsletter of the Julian Samora Research Institute, Fall 2012.

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2012). [Review of the book Inside assisted living: The search for home by J. K. Eckert, P. C. Carder, A. C. Frankowski, & E. G. Roth]. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55, 1-3.

Vélez Ortiz, D. (2012). The case of an outpatient mental health clinic within a senior service organization. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 55, 503-518. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2012.673539

Vélez Ortiz, D., Cross, S.L., & Day, A. (2012). Insightful learning of life’s lessons with older adult guests in the classroom. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 38, 868-880. doi: 10.1080/03601277.2012.660844

Vélez Ortiz, D., Sosulski, M.R., & Sherwood, D.A. (2012). Competently mixing: Does a clinical practice cultural competence framework fit in mixed methods research? Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 6, 348-363. doi: 10.1177/1558689812445196