Presentations


Sample of professional (national/international) presentations:

Oliver, T., Viglione, D. J., Kumar, R., & Ortiz, F. A. (2010, March). Computerized versus paper and
pencil administration of the Rorschach Inkblot Method: Preliminary findings. Poster presented
at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment, San Jose, CA (March 24-28).

Lee, J.J-E., Church, A.T., del Prado, A.M.,  Katigbak, M.S., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J.,
Curtis, G.J., Whitty, M.T., & Ortiz, F.A. (2010). Cultural differences in the content of self-concepts.
Poster presented at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San
Diego, CA.

Church, A. T., Alvarez, J. M., Mai, N. T. Q., French, B. F., Katigbak, M. S., & Ortiz, F. A. (2010, July).
Cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory.
Contribution to the symposium Cross-Cultural Issues in Personality Assessment. Marise Ph.
Born and Fanny M. Cheung (Co-Chairs), presented at the International Congress of Applied
Psychology, July 11-16, 2010, Melbourne, Australia.

2008

Sciolla, A., Ortiz, F., A., Castillo, R., Avila-Outcalt, A., and Ferdman, B. M. (2008, March). Cultural
Competence Through Workforce Diversity: Promises and Challenges. Symposium presented
at the XV Cultural Competence and Mental Health Summit:  Evolving communities to achieve
culturally responsive approaches. San Diego, CA.

Rabin, A., Rosenfarb, I., Brown, M., & Ortiz, F. A. (2008, April). What’s new in evidence-based
treatment? Multicultural adaptations and considerations. What’s New In Evidence Based
Treatments for Adults Workshop presented at the 2008 Convention of the California
Psychological Association: Who We are and Why it Matters, the Many Faces of Psychology.
Anaheim, CA.

Ortiz, F. A., Church, T. A., Vargas-Flores, J. J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceno, J. I.,
& Escamilla, J. M. (2008, Feb-Mar). Relating Mexican Personality and Cultural Dimensions.
Culture and Personality Studies Symposium presented at 4th International Globalization,
Diversity, and Education Conference, Spokane, WA.

Ortiz, F. A. (2008, February). Culturally Competent Personality Assessment. Dr. Ada Puryear
Burnette (Moderator, Florida A&M University), presented at 2008 National Conference of National
Association of African American Studies and Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Kibble, M., & Ortiz, F. A. (2008, February). The Self-Imposed Racial/Ethnic Inventory for African
Americans. Ms. Sarah Sanders Smith (Moderator, Purdue University North Central), presented at
2008 National Conference of National Association of African American Studies and Associates,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Ortiz, F. A., & Kibble, M. (2008, February). Effectiveness of the Foster Care System with Ethnic
Minorities. Ms. Brittany Sawyers (Moderator, Savannah State University), presented at 2008
National Conference of National Association of African American Studies and Associates, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.

2007

Ortiz, F. A. (2007, July). Are Indigenous Personality Inventories Culture-Specific? Mexican
Inventories and the Five-Factor Model. Invited keynote address for the XXXI Interamerican
Congress of Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico.

Galaz, M. F., Iuit-Briceno, J., Ortiz, F. A., & Church, T.  (2007, July). Asertidad-Abnegación y Los
Cinco Grandes: Una vision etnopsicólogica [Asertividad and Abnegation: An
ethnopsychological vision]. Contribution to the symposium Aportaciones de la
Etnopsicometría Mexicana [Contributions of Mexican Ethnopsychometry].  Jesús Felipe Uribe
Prado (Chair), conducted at the XXX Interamerican Congreso of Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico.

Ortiz, F. A., Vargas-Flores, J. J., & Ibanez-Reyes, E. J. (2007, July). Subjective and Well-Being and
the Hoffman-Weiner Personality Dimensions in Mexico. Contribution to the symposium:
Subjective Well-being: New Findings from Multicultural Research. Edward Hoffman (Chair),
conducted at the IV Latin American Regional Congress of Cross Cultural Psychology, Mexico City,
Mexico.

Ortiz, F. A., Church, T., Vargas-Flores, J. J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceno, J. I., &
Escamilla, J. M. (2007, July). Relating Mexican Cultural Dimensions to Indigenous and
Imported Personality Traits. Contribution to the symposium: Trait and Cultural Psychology
Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Personality Research. Timothy Church (Chair), conducted at
the IV Latin American Regional Congress of Cross Cultural Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico.

Geffner, R. (2007, April 26-28). Common Elements of Domestic Violence, Trauma, Sexual
Abuse, ADHD, and the Brain. Preparation, translation and presentation by Fernando A. Ortiz at
First International Conference in Child Psychology of this Keynote Address, Tijuana, Mexico.

2006

Del Prado, A. M., Katigbak, M. S., Church, A. T., Miramontes, L. G., Whitty, M., Curtis, G., Vargas-
Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J., Ortiz, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S., & Cabrera, H. F. (2006). Culture, method,
and self-concept: Testing elements of an integrated cultural trait psychology. Contribution to
the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural personality
research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American
Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J, J., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceño, J. I.,
& Escalmilla, J. M. (2006, August). Are indigenous Mexican dimensions culture-specific?
Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology perspectives in cross-cultural
personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the
American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Winskel, H., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibáñez-Reyes, J.,
Reyes, J. A. S., White, F. A., Ortiz, F. A., & Del Prado, A. M. (2006, August). Culture and everyday
explanations of behavior. Contribution to the symposium Trait and cultural psychology
perspectives in cross-cultural personality research. A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the
114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

2005

Miramontes, L. G., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Valdez-Medina, J. L., & Ortiz, F.
A. (2005, August). Trait self-enhancement and adjustment: A cross-cultural study. Poster
presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC.

Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. G., & Ortiz, F.
A. (2005, August). A cross-cultural study of trait self-enhancement and explanatory variables.
Poster presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, DC.

Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Flores-Galaz, M., Iuit-Briceno, J. I., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., &
Escamilla, J.M. Are indigenous Mexican personality dimensions culture-specific? Relating
Mexican Personality Dimensions to the Five-Factor Model of Personality (2005, March).
Contribution to the invited symposium Trait Psychology in Cross-Cultural Perspective presented
at the 1st International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, WA.

Miramontes, L. A., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F.A., Winskel, H., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-
Reyes, J., Reyes, J. A., & White, F. A. Culture and Explanations of Everyday Behavior (2005,
March). Contribution to the invited symposium Trait Psychology in Cross-Cultural Psychology at
the 1st International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman, WA.

Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Valdez-Medina, J. L., Miramontes, L. A., & Ortiz, F.
A. (2005, March) A Cross-Cultural Study of Trait Self-Enhancement, Explanatory Variables,
and Adjustment. Contribution to the invited symposium Trait Psychology in Cross-Cultural
Psychology at the 1st International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Pullman,
WA.

Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Ortiz, F. A., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J.,
Miramontes, L. G., White, F. A., Reyes, J. A. S., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y., Tanaka-Matsumi, J.,
Cabrera, H., Pe-Pua, R. (2004, August). Individual and cultural differences in implicit trait
theories. Contribution to the invited symposium Personality and Person Perception, Y.-T. Lee
(Chair), presented at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.

2004

Del Prado, A. M., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., Ortiz, F. A., Mastor, K. A., Harumi, Y, Tanaka-
Matsumi, J., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., White, F. A., Miramontes, L. G., Reyes, J. A. S.,
Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). Implicit trait beliefs, self-construals, and self-monitoring
across six cultures: testing elements of an integrated cultural trait psychology. Poster
presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu,
Hawaii.

Ortiz, F. A., Church, A. T., Katigbak, M. S., del Prado, A. M., Vargas-Flores, J., Ibanez-Reyes, J., Pe-
Pua, R., Cabrera, H. F. (2004, July-August). A cross-cultural study of implicit trait beliefs. Poster
presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu,
Hawaii.

2002

Church, A. T., Ortiz, F., Katigbak, M. S., Avdeyva, T., Emerson, A., Vargas Flores, J., & Ibanez
Reyes, J. (2002, July). Toward measurement of individual and cultural differences in implicit
personality beliefs. Contribution to the invited symposium Indigenous and cross-cultural
analysis of personality, A. T. Church (Chair), presented at the 25th International Conference of
Applied Psychology, Singapore.