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Dolores Ortiz
Degrees:
- 2005 M.A.
Sociology, University of California, Riverside
- 2003 B.A.
Sociology, University of Southern California, minor Psychology
- 2003 B.A.
Gender Studies, University of Southern California
Awards:
- Maurice Jackson Scholarship, Department of Sociology, UC Riverside (2007)
- Award for Best Presentation in the Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Association Conference, UC Riverside (2007)
- Award for Best Abstract, Gender Research Conference, UC Riverside (2004)
- Dean's Fellowship, University of California, Riverside (2003)
- GM Minority Dealer's National Scholarship (2002)
- McNair Scholars Fellowship, University of Southern California (2001)
Research Areas:
Race and Class Inequality and Gender & Sexuality
Publications:
Ortiz, Dolores. 2007 "The War at Home: A Chicana Mama Speaks Out." Semana de la Mujer Journal, UCR. Reprinted in Nuestra Cosa, 32:2.
Ortiz, Dolores. 2006. "The Other White Milk: Breastfeeding in Public." Loudmouth Issue 12.
Biography:
Dolores' dissertation research will help to further our understanding of Chicana, Latina and Native adolescents' sexual experiences and childbearing and the impacts of family, race, education, peers, access to healthcare, poverty and community. This will be achieved through a comparative, qualitative study of Chicanas, Latinas, and Native women in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.
Dolores' past research projects have included work on U.S. anti-sex trafficking legislation from 2000-2005 (2007). In 2006 she conducted an open-ended survey instrument with twenty White and Latina mothers on their public and private breastfeeding experiences. Findings showed the majority of breastfeeding mothers have faced stigmatization or disapproval from family, friends and/or strangers and Latina mothers are more likely to have these negative experiences. Her master's paper research investigates how young Chicanas learn about and experience sexual behavior as a behvioral and social process. Additionally, she conducted an ethnographic study on teen pregnancy and parenting at a continution high school in Riverside, California in 2004.
Contact Information: dolores_corine@yahoo.com
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