Jhensen Ortiz

    Librarian    
    CUNY Dominican Studies Institute
    T: 212-650-7170
    E-Mail: [email protected]

Jhensen Ortiz is a graduate of the MSLIS/MA dual-degree program in Library and Information Science, and History from Queens College, CUNY. Mr. Ortiz was a Rare Book School-Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage from 2021 to 2024. He is a member of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM), and the Library Association of The City University of New York (LACUNY).

As Librarian for the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Mr. Ortiz manages collection development and donations, related to the Dominican Republic and its diaspora, while also providing reference and instruction assistance. He teaches the Library Educational Workshops using unique primary and secondary resources on Dominican studies. His current academic and research interests are centered on digital and special collections, audio visual materials, the history of the Dominican community in the U.S., and 20th Century Dominican popular music.