Samuel O. Ortiz

Dr. Samuel O. Ortiz is Professor of Psychology at St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences within St. John's University. A bilingual and bicultural psychologist (Spanish/Puerto Rican), he specializes in non-discriminatory assessment of culturally diverse individuals. His research focuses on applying CHC Cross-Battery assessment methods and developing frameworks like the CHC Culture-Language Matrix to differentiate cultural differences from learning disorders. Dr. Ortiz previously directed the School Psychology Program and served as Vice President for Professional Affairs of APA Division 16.