María Félix-Ortíz, Ph.D.

Education
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. Bryn Mawr College
About Me
My Hearst newspaper column was recently recognized with two regional awards and nominated for a national award for excellence in mental health education: The Center for Health Care Services STAR Media Award 2006, and National Alliance of Mental Illness (Texas) Betty Fulenwider Media Award 2006. The... Read more
Recent Publications
Castro, F. G., Barrera, M., Pantin, H., Martinez, C., Félix-Ortiz, M., Rios, R., Lopez, V.A., and Lopez, C. (2006). Substance abuse prevention intervention research with Hispanic populations. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84S, S29-S42.
Cervantes, R., & Félix-Ortiz, M. (2004). “Drug Use Among Chicanos, Mexican Americans, and Mexican Nationals.” R. J. Velazquez, L.A. Arellano, and B. McNeill (Eds.), Handbook of Chicana and Chicano Psychology. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Félix-Ortiz, M., Fernandez, A., & Newcomb, M.D. (2003). The role of intergenerational discrepancy of cultural orientation in drug use among Latina adolescents. In M. Aguirre-Molina, and C. W. Molina (Eds.) Latina Health in the United States: A Public Health Reader (Ch. 20). Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass. (article previously published and reprinted as a chapter with our permission)
