Veyli Ortiz Solis graduated from the University of Massachusetts—Lowell with her B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2019 and her M.A. in Criminal Justice in 2021. She is currently a doctoral candidate. 

Veyli has worked as a graduate assistant for Dr. Min Xie on various projects focusing on victimization and community-police relations. Additionally, she has assisted Dr. Bianca Bersani in her Baltimore-based study. Currently, Veyli works alongside Dr. Elias Nader to evaluate the Neighborhood Policing Plan in Baltimore through a partnership with the University of Baltimore. 

Veyli's dissertation will use the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to examine variations in victimization risk for persons with disabilities. 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Policing Strategies
  • Community-Police Relations
  • Program and Policy Evaluation
  • Mixed Methods
  • Victimization
  • Vulnerable Populations
  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities
  • Immigration
  • Latinx Community
  • Human Trafficking

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    B.S.
    Degree Details
    Criminal Justice, Umass Lowell 2020
  • Degree Type
    M.A.
    Degree Details
    Criminal Justice, Umass Lowell 2021

Awards

  • 2025-01-01
    Dean's Fellowship
  • 2024-06-01
    The Graduate School's Exceptional Recruitment Fellowship
  • 2023-06-01
    Dean's Fellowship
  • 2022-11-16
    American Society of Criminology Graduate Student Poster Award, 2nd place
  • 2022-06-01
    Dean's Fellowship

Conferences

  • Ortiz Solis, V., Nader, E.*, Talley, J. “Evaluating Baltimore Police Department’s Neighborhood Policing Plans (NPP) Pilot Study: Effects of the NPP Pilot Program on Crime in a South Baltimore Community.” Presented at the American Society of Criminology A
  • Ortiz Solis, V.*, Nader, E., Slide, J., Jones-Massey, M., Talley, J. “Evaluating Baltimore Police Department’s Neighborhood Policing Plans (NPP) Pilot Study: Effects of the NPP Pilot Program on Crime.” Presented at the American Society of Evidence-Based
  • Ortiz Solis, V.* “Hostile Encounters-Exploring the Intersections of Immigration Status and Experiences of Biased Treatment Against Latinos in the U.S.” Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA., November 2024.
  • Ortiz Solis, V.*, Talley, J., Nader, E. “Neighborhood Policing Plans: Pilot Phase II Findings Report (Pilot Site #1).” Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., March 2024.
  • Talley, J.*, Ortiz Solis, V., Nader, E. “Neighborhood Policing Plans: Pilot Phase II Findings Report (Pilot Site #2).” Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., March 2024.
  • Ortiz Solis, V.* “Hostile Encounters-Exploring the Intersections of Immigration Status and Experiences of Biased Treatment Against Latinos in the U.S.” Poster presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA., November 2022.

Research

  • Ortiz Solis, V. & Nader, E. (2025). Neighborhood Policing Plans: GBA Pilot Site Dismount Report. Baltimore, Maryland: University of Baltimore.
  • Ortiz Solis, V. & Nader, E. (2025). Neighborhood Policing Plans: Pilot Phase III Findings Report. Baltimore, Maryland: University of Baltimore. https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports
  • Bersani, B., Midgette, G., Ortiz Solis, V., Potter, A., Tinney, E., Carr, C., Lee, J.E., Kindall C., Soler, C. 2024. Baybrook Violence Reduction Strategy: Evaluation Report. Maryland Crime Research and Innovation Center. https://bsos.umd.edu/sites/bsos.um
  • Xie, M., Ortiz Solis, V., & Chauhan, P. (2024). Declines in victims calling the police in 21st-century America: how the trends vary by race/ethnicity and racial-immigration contexts. Crime Science, 13(1), 1-17.
  • Xie, M., Ortiz Solis, V., & Chauhan, P. (2024). Declining Trends in Crime Reporting and Victims’ Trust of Police in the United States and Major Metropolitan Areas in the 21st Century. Journal of contemporary criminal justice, 40(1), 138-171.
  • Nader, E., Ortiz Solis, V., & Talley, J. (2023). Neighborhood Policing Plans: Pilot Phase II Findings Report. Baltimore, Maryland: University of Baltimore. https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports
  • Dank, M., Farrell, A., Zhang, S., Hughes, A., Abeyta, S., Fanarraga, I., . . . Ortiz Solis, V. (2021). An Exploratory Study of Labor Trafficking Among U.S. Citizen Victims (Rep. No. 302157). Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice
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