Amanda M. Gutierrez

Email

ag3@bcm.edu

Addresses

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy (Office): One Baylor Plaza
Suite 310D
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

PhD from Harvard University: 05/2027 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Health Policy (Political Analysis)

MPH from Harvard University T.H Chan School of Public Health: 03/2020 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Global Health, Maternal and Child Health

BA from Rice University: 05/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States; Kinesiology, Global Health Technologies

Honors & Awards

Health Policy Research Scholar: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (09/2023 - 07/2027)

Fulbright Scholarship: English Teaching Assistant Award grantee to Madrid, Spain; Fulbright U.S. Student Program (09/2013 - 06/2014)

Professional Interests

Health policy
Public health
Access to care
Mixed methods

Websites

Website

Google Scholar

Selected Publications

Gutierrez AM, Leo MC, Joseph G, Guerra C, Ackerman SL, Anguiano B, Majumder MA, Ramos MA, Recinos AM, Sahin-Hodoglugil N, Slavotinek A, Robinson JO. " Perceptions of Professional Spanish Medical Interpretation during Genomic Sequencing Results Sessions " Patient Education and Counseling. 2026 Sep ; 150
Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Allen-Rhoades WA, Smith HS, Canfield I, Hsu RL, Scollon SR, Desrosiers-Battu LR, Schneider NM, Lin FY, Parsons DW, Plon SE, Majumder MA, Malek J, McGuire AL. " Treatment decision-making roles and preferences among adolescents and young adults with cancer " Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2026 Mar ; e70235
Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Smith HS, Desrosiers LR, Scollon S, Canfield I, Hsu RL, Schneider NM, Parsons DW, Plon SE, Allen-Rhoades W, Majumder MA, Malek J, McGuire AL. " Genomic sequencing research in pediatric cancer care: Decision-making, attitudes, and perceived utility among adolescents and young adults and their parents " Genetics in Medicine. 2024 Aug ; 26 (8) : 101168.
Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Raesz-Martinez R, Canfield I, Majumder MA, Scollon S, Desrosiers LR, Hsu RL, Allen-Rhoades W, Parsons DW, Plon SE, McGuire AL, Malek J.. " Views of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer and Their Oncologists Toward Patients' Participation in Genomic Research " Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2023 Oct ; 12 (5) : 773-781.
Gutierrez AM, Schneider SC, Islam R, Robinson JO, Hsu RL, Canfield I, Guerrini CJ. " Experiences of Stigma in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic " Stigma and Health. 2022 Jan ;
Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Outram S, Smith HS, Kraft S, Donohue K, Biesecker B, Brothers K, Chen F, Hailu B, Hindorff L, Hoban H, Hsu R, Knight S, Koenig B, Lewis K, Lich KH, O’Daniel J, Sasaki SO, Tomlinson G, Waltz M, Wilfond B, Ackerman S, Majumder MA. " Examining Access to Care in Clinical Genomic Research and Medicine: Experiences from the CSER Consortium " Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2021 ; 5 (1) : e193.
Gutierrez AM, Hofstetter JD, Dishner EL, Chiao E, Rai D, McGuire AL. " A Right to Privacy and Confidentiality: Ethical Medical Care for Patients in United States Immigration Detention " Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. 2020 Apr ; 48 (1) : 161-168.
Gutierrez AM, Statham EE, Robinson JO, Slashinski MJ, Scollon S, Bergstrom KL, Street RL, Parsons DW, Plon SE, McGuire AL. " Agents of Empathy: How Medical Interpreters Bridge Sociocultural Gaps in Genomic Sequencing Disclosures with Spanish-Speaking Families " Patient Education and Counseling. 2018 Dec 10; S0738-3991 (18) : 31016-4.
Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Statham EE, Scollon S, Bergstrom KL, Slashinski MJ, Parsons DW, Plon SE, McGuire AL, Street RL. " Portero versus Portador: Spanish Interpretation of Genomic Terminology during Whole Exome Sequencing Results Disclosure " Personalized Medicine. 2017 ; 14 (6) : 503-514.

Projects

Considerations for Equitable Engagement of Hispanic/Latino Populations with Hereditary Cancer Risk Testing: National Cancer Institute (09/2020 - 03/2022)
Texas KidsCanSeq: Evaluating utility and improving implementation of genomic sequencing for pediatric cancer patients in the diverse population and healthcare settings of Texas: National Human Genome Research Institute
BASIC3: Baylor Advancing Sequencing in Childhood Cancer Care: National Human Genome Research Institute

Intellectual Property

Method and Apparatus for Dose Measurement: Design Patent #8535277 (Approved); A small low-cost clip that prevents overdosing when using an oral syringe to dispense liquid oral medication.; Co Inventors: Maria Oden, Julia Lukomnik, Cindy Dinh, Carlos Amaro