Peer Reviewed Publications
Hasnain, R., Kondratowicz, D., Portillo, N., Balcazar, F., Johnson, T., Gould, R., Borokhovski, E., Bernard, R. M. & Hanz, K. (Protocol Accepted in 2009; Final Review, in review) . The use of culturally adapted competency interventions to improve rehabilitation service outcomes for culturally diverse individuals with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Campbell Collaboration (C2).
Balcazar, F., & Suarez-Balcazar, Y. (2009). Community-base programme implementation and evaluation: A case of child Survival in Honduras. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.
Devlieger, P. & Balcazar, F. E. (2009). “Bringing them back on the right track:” Perceptions of medical staff on the rehabilitation of violently spinal cord injured disabled individuals. Disability and Rehabilitation.
Hasnain, R. & Balcazar, F. E. (2009). Predicting community- versus facility-based employment for transition-aged young adults with disabilities: The role of race, ethnicity, and support systems. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation,31, 1-14.
Balcazar, F. E. & Taylor-Ritzler, T. (2009). Perspectives of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors on the Factors Related to Employment Outcomes of Racial and Ethnic Minorities with Disabilities Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 8:1-16
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Radakowski, J., Balcazar, F., Ritzler, T., Portillo, N., & Willis, C. (2009). Perceived levels of cultural competence among Occupational therapists. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(4) 496-503.
Balcazar, F., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Taylor, Ritzler, T. (2009). Cultural competence: Development of a conceptual framework. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(14): 1153–1160
Garcia-Ramirez, M., Paloma, V., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Balcazar, F. (2009). Building International Collaborative Capacity: Contributions of Community Psychologists to a European Network. American Journal of Community Psychology, 44(1/2), 116-122
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Balcazar, F., & Taylor-Ritzler, T. (2009). Using the Internet to Conduct Research with Culturally Diverse Populations: Challenges and Opportunities. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 15(1), 96-104.
Arango-Lasprilla, J.C., Ketchum, J.M., Flores-Stevens, L., Balcazar, F. E., Wehman, P. Foster, L. & Hsu, N. (2009). Ethnicity/racial differences in employment outcomes following spinal cord injury. NeuroRehabilitation, 24, 37-46.
Balcazar, F. E., Garcia-Iriarte, E., & Suarez-Balcazar, Y. (2009). Participatory Action Research with Colombian Immigrants: A Case Study. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 31(1), 112-127
Taylor-Ritzler, T., Balcazar, F., Dimpfl, S., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Willis, C., & Schiff, R. (2008). Cultural competence training with organizations serving people with disabilities from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 29, 77-91.
Hasnain, R. & Leung, P. (Fall, 2009), Cross-cultural issues in the vocational rehabilitation system for Asian-Pacific Americans with disabilities (Book Chapter accepted October, 2008), In Balcazar, F., Balcazar, Y., Keys, C. & Taylor-Ritzler, T. (Eds)). Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Hasnain, R. & Balcazar, F. (2009). Predicting community- versus facility-based employment for transition-aged, young adults with disabilities: The role of race, ethnicity, and support systems. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 31, (3). 175-188.
Boeltzig, H., Sulewski, J.S. & Hasnain, R. (2009). Career development among young artists with disabilities, Disability & Society, 24, (6), 753-769
Boeltzig, H., Hasnain, R., and Sulewski, J.S. (2008). Effective career development strategies for young artists with disabilities, Institute Brief, Institute for Community Inclusion
Hasnain, R., Cohen, L., & Shanawani, H. (2008). Disability and the Muslim perspective: An introduction for rehabilitation and health care providers, Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange.
Hernandez, B., McCullough, S., Balcazar, F. E., & Keys, C. (2008). Accessibility of public accommodations in three ethnic minority communities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 19, 80-85.
Taylor-Ritzler, T., Balcazar, F., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Garcia-Iriarte, E. (2008). Conducting disability research with people from diverse ethnic groups: Challenges and opportunities. Journal of Rehabilitation, 74(1), 4-11.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Balcazar, F. E., Taylor-Ritzler, T., & Garcia-Irirarte, E. (2008). Capacity building and empowerment: A panacea and a challenge for agency-university engagement. Gateways: International Journal of Community Engagement and Research, 1, 179-196.
Alston, R.J., Gayles, T., Rucker, R., & Hobson, M. (2007). The centrality of race in rehabilitation: Views of former clients who are African American. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 38(1), 12-19.
Balcazar, F., Taylor-Ritzler, T., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Willis, C., & Garcia, E. (2007). Building the capacity of community organization to more effectively serve minorities with disabilities. The Community Psychologist, 40, 11-14.
Garcia-Iriarte, E., Balcazar, F. & Taylor-Ritzler, T. (2007). Analysis of case managers’ support of youth with disabilities transitioning from school to work. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 26(3), 129-140.
Harley, D.A., Alston, R.J., & Middleton, R.A. (2007). Infusing social justice into rehabilitation education: Making a case for curricula refinement. Rehabilitation Education, 21(1), 41-55.
McDonald , K., Keys, C. & Balcazar, F. (2007). Disability, race/ethnicity and gender: Themes of cultural oppression, acts of individual resistance. American Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 145-161.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Balcazar, F. (2007). Empowerment approaches to identifying and addressing health concerns among minorities with disabilities. In C. Dumont, & G. Kielhofner (Eds.), Positive approaches to health (pp. 153-168). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Orellana-Damacela, L. (2007). Reporting bad news: Challenges and opportunities in an ethical dilemma. In M. Morris (Ed.), Evaluation ethics for best practice: Cases and commentaries (pp.155-165). Guildford: New York.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Rodakowski, J. (September, 2007). Becoming a culturally competent occupational therapy practitioner. OT Practice, 12, 14-17.
Balcazar, F. E. (2006). Capacity Building. In G. L. Albrecht (Ed). Encyclopedia of Disability, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Balcazar, F. E. & Luna, R. (2006). Activism. In G. L. Albrecht (Ed). Encyclopedia of Disability, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Balcazar, F. E. & McDonald, K. (2006). Consumer Control. In G. L. Albrecht (Ed). Encyclopedia of Disability, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Braveman, B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Kielhofner, G., Taylor, R. (2006). Using research to develop and evaluate programs of services. In G. Kielhofner (Ed.), Scholarship in Occupational Therapy; Methods of inquiry for enhancing practice (pp. 607-619). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
Britner, P.A., Balcazar, F.E, Blechman, E.A., Blinn-Pike, L., & Larose, S. (2006). Mentoring special populations. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 747-763.
Hernandez, B., Balcazar, F.E., Keys, C.B., Hidalgo, M.A., & Rosen, J. (2006). Taking it to the streets: ethnic minorities with disabilities seek community inclusion, Community development, 37(3), 13-25.
Keys, C., Newbrough, B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Olson, B. (2006). CA-RC Develops a new initiative: Network of Center. Kansas City, MO: Society for Community Research and Action.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Munoz, J., & Fisher, G. (2006). Building culturally competent Community-university partnerships for Occupational Therapy scholarship. In G. Kielhofner, G. Scholarship in Occupational Therapy: Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice (pp.632-642). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Taylor, R., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Forsyth, K., & Kielhofner, G. (2006). Participatory Research in Occupational Therapy. In G. Kielhofner, G. Scholarship in Occupational Therapy: Methods of Inquiry for Enhancing Practice (pp.620-631). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
McDonald, K., Balcazar, F. E., & Keys, C. B. (2005). Mentoring Youth with Disabilities. In D. L. Dubois & M. J. Karcher (Eds). Handbook of youth mentoring, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. (p. 493-507).
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Gonzalez, A. (2005). Experience of Disability: Colombia (pp. 660-662). In G. Albrecht, Encyclopedia of Disability, Volume 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.