Angela Gutierrez, PhD, MPH

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Southern California Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging
• PhD Community Health Sciences, University of California- Los Angeles
• Master of Public Health, CSU Fullerton
• B.A. Public Health Policy, University of California- Irvine
• B.A. Sociology, University of California- Irvine

Ángela Gutiérrez conducts research at the intersection of public health and medical sociology and employs quantitative, qualitative, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods to identify the factors that buffer or exacerbate health inequities among Latinx and Black adults. Her three interdisciplinary lines of research focus on: (1) risk, resilience, and coping among middle-aged and older Latinx and Black Americans; (2) the role of psychosocial factors in shaping cognitive function among middle-aged and older Latinx adults; and (3) community-based and culturally informed health research among under-resourced communities. Collectively, these lines of research identify the social factors contributing to the distribution of illness and wellness at the population level, with an overarching goal of mitigating health disparities and promoting health equity.

Subfields and Areas of Interest

Minority Aging; Health Disparities Research; Health Equity; Risk and Resilience; Psychosocial Resources and Coping; Mental Health; Physical Health; Allostatic Load; Recruitment Science; Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias; Chronic Disease Management; Mixed-Methods Research; Community-Based Participatory Research;Promotoras;Promotora-Researchers; Workforce Diversity; Structural and Social Determinants of Health; Population Health

American College of Healthcare Executives 2024 – Present

Alzheimer’s Association 2022 - Present

American Gerontological Association 2019 - Present

American Sociological Association 2019 - Present

American Psychological Association 2019 - Present

American Public Health Association 2014 - Present

Sevi, B., Gutiérrez, A., Muniz Terrera, G. (2024). Underlining neighborhood perception: A Possible risk factor for dementia that deserves more attention. Brain Communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae037Gutiérrez, A.,* Anuarbe, M.L., Webster, N., & Mahmoudi, E. (2023). Rural-urban health care cost differences among Latinx adults with and without dementia. Journal of Aging and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643231207517

Gutiérrez, A.,* Cronin, C., Franz, B., & Muniz Terrera, G. (2023). Alzheimer’s centers in U.S. hospitals: Enough to adequately address dementia care nationwide? Journal of Agingand Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643231200691

Gutiérrez, A.*& Thomas Tobin, C. (2023). A latent class analysis of personal coping resources and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Latinx adults. Journal of Aging and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643231176910

Hughes, A.,Gutiérrez, A., Flint, J., & Franz, B. (2023). Availability of evidence-based diabetes programs in U.S. children's hospitals. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319231189952

Thomas Tobin, C., Gutiérrez, A., Farmer, H.R., Erving, C.L., & Hargrove, T.W. (2023). Intersectional approaches to minority aging research. Current Epidemiology Reports: Epidemiology of Aging. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40471-022-00317-5

Gutiérrez, A.,* Bravo, R.L. & Thomas Tobin, C. (2022). Loneliness exacerbates the association between bodily pain and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Latinx adults. Journal of Aging and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643221127327

Bravo, R.L., Gutiérrez, A., & Levy-Storms, L.F. (2022). Patient-provider relationships in an all-inclusive specialized geriatric program: A longitudinal qualitative study among olderforeign-born Latinos with multimorbidities. Journal of Elder Policy.https://doi.org/10.18278/jep.2.2.7

Thomas Tobin, C., Gutiérrez, A,* Norris, K., & Thorpe Jr., R.J. (2022). Discrimination, racial identity, and hypertension among Black Americans across young, middle, and older adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac068

Thomas Tobin, C., Gutiérrez, A, Erving, C.L., Norris, K., & Thorpe Jr., R.J. (2022). When resilience becomes risk: A latent class analysis of psychosocial resources and allostatic load among African American Men. American Journal of Men's Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883221104272

Gutierrez, A.,* Cain, R., Diaz, N. & Aranda, M.P. (2022). The digital divide exacerbates disparities in Latinx recruitment for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias online education during COVID-19. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214221081372

Thomas Tobin, C., Gutiérrez, A.,* Bell, C.N., & Thorpe Jr., R.J. (2021). Early life racial discrimination, racial centrality, and adult allostatic load among African American

older adults. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab185

Gutiérrez, A.,*Guerrero, L., McCreath, H. M., & Wallace, S.P. (2021). Mentoring experiences and publication productivity among early career biomedical investigators and trainees. Ethnicity & Disease, 31(2), 273-282. https://doi.org/10.18865/ed.31.2.273

Gutiérrez, A.*Young, M.E.D.T, Dueñas, A., Garcia, A., Marquez, G., Chavez, M.E., Ramirez, S., Rico, S., Bravo, R.L. (2021). Laboring with the heart: Promotoras' transformations, professional challenges, and relationships with communities. Family & Community Health, 44(3), 162 – 170.https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000286

Bravo, R. L., Gutiérrez, A. & De Trinidad Young, M. (2017). Two steps forward, one step back: Dancing toward equitable collaboration. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 7(1), 4-7. https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2017.0002

Jones, C. J., Rakovski, C., Rutledge, D. N., & Gutiérrez, A. (2015). Fitness performance of women with fibromyalgia compared to criterion standards: A pilot study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(1), 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2013-0159

Gutiérrez, A.*(2014). The Affordable Care Act: National gains of the initial enrollment period and drawbacks among California State University students and their families. Editorial. California Journal of Health Promotion, 12(3), vi-iv

Note.An asterisk (*) indicates I am corresponding author of that publication.

Other Publications: Policy Briefs, Special Reports

Tan S, Thomas Tobin CS, Gutiérrez A,Pereira N, and Oh L. California Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences Report Serious Psychological Distress, and Perceived and Unmet need for Mental Health Care Services. Health Policy Brief. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Los Angeles, CA. (Accepted, In Press).

Padilla-Frausto, D.I., Pereira, N.,Gutiérrez, A., & Tan, S.(2023). California’s Immigrant Adults Report Increased Psychological Distress and High Rates of Unmet Need for Mental Health Care. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Sampilo, M. L., Gutiérrez, Á., Kamimura-Nishimura, K., Cavanaugh, L., & Careccia, R. (2023). The promise of promotores: Building behavioral health equity in the Latino community. Ohio Commission for Hispanic and Latino Affairs.

Cobian, K.P. & Gutiérrez, A. (2021). Promising Practices to Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Health Services Research Workforce. AcademyHealth.

Maccalla, N.M.G., Gutiérrez, A., Zhong, S., Wallace, S.P., & McCreath H.E. (2020). Technical Report: Evaluation of Post-secondary Student Outcomes: Underrepresented (URG) and Well-Represented (WRG) Group Variable Construction in the Enhance Diversity Study using the November 2019 NIH Guidelines. Los Angeles, CA: Diversity Program Consortium Coordination and Evaluation Center at UCLA.

Gutiérrez, A.,Guerrero, L., McCreath, H. M., & Wallace, S.P. NRMN Online Portal Registrants Report High Levels of Mentoring Experience and Quality – October 2018. DiversityProgram Consortium,November 2018.

Wallace, S.P., Kietzman, K., Padilla-Frausto, I., Gutiérrez, A. Universal Assessment Tool Focus Group Report. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UCLA Borum Center for Gerontological Research, June 2016.

Gutiérrez, A.Take the plunge: Engaging in professional and research training programs. Graduate Studies Matters, October, 2014.

Gutiérrez, A.(2014, March 19). Time to get covered, California. The Orange County Register,p. X2