Cassity Gutierrez, PhD

Biography

• HOSA: Future Health Professionals
• National Rural Health Association
• Society of Public Health Education
• SHAPE America
• Texas Public Health Association (2012)
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (2010-2011)
• Texas School Health Association (2007-2011)
• Texas Homeless Education Network (2006-2009)
• Southwest College Health Association (2005)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• National Rural Health Association, Rural Health Fellow
• International Journal of Health Sciences Education, Co-Editor
• American Journal of Health Sciences, Editorial and Review Team
• Iowa HOSA, Board of Directors
• Iowa Health Sciences Program Management Committee, Secretary and Committee Member
• Iowa Health Services Management Committee, Secretary
• HOSA, Chapter Advisor
• Texas School Health Association, Board of Directors (2007- 2009)

• Pre-Medical Advisory Committee
• Climate Assessment Committee
• Latino College Expo Planning Committee

• Academic Affairs Committee
• Assessment Committee
• Health Sciences Experiential Review Committee

• Chair & Professor of Health Sciences, Drake University, June 2023 - present
• Chair & Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Drake University, June 2015 - 2023
• Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2012 - 2015
• Assistant Professor of Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2011 - 2012
• School Health and Related Services Educational Specialist, Education Service Center-Region 20, 2006 - 2011
• Assessing, Collaborating, and Empowering to Improve Water Quality in Rural Uganda, 2015-present
• Health Education Coordinator, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2004 - 2006

RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

Currently Accepting Student Researchers? Yes

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Health Studies with an emphasis in Higher Education, Texas Woman's University
• Master of Science in Secondary Education, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi
• Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education with an emphasis in Public Health, Iowa State University

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Epidemiology
• Culture Care and Health Literacy
• Introduction to Health Sciences
• Guided Research in Health Sciences 1
• Guided Research in Health Sciences 2

Latest Projects and Publications

• Gutierrez, C. & Lancaster, H.  (2019, April).  Lessons learned from a community based participatory research project engaging faculty, students, and community members to assess, collaborate, and empower to improve water quality in rural Uganda.  Presented at the Unite for Sight Annual Conference in New Haven, CT. 
• Gutierrez, C. (2019, April).   Designing curriculum and fostering collaborations to implement a lay patient advocate training in tribal communities.  Presented at the Iowa Governor’s Conference on Public Health in Des Moines, IA. 
• Gutierrez, C. , Schwietz, K.  & Wolff, B. (2019, March).  Using photovoice with undergraduate public health and health sciences students to facilitate understanding of and dialogue about health disparities within communities.  Presented at the Undergraduate Public Health and Global Health Education Summit in Arlington, VA.  
• Gutierrez, C., Schwietz, K., & Johnston, S.  (2019, May).  Fit for public health service:  Assessing the core public health competencies of rural undergraduate health sciences students.  Presented at the National Rural Health Association’s 42nd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.
• Gutierrez, C., Rupe, E., Reed, C., & Wolff, B. (2019, May).  Compression-Only CPR:  Using mini training sessions to increase the knowledge and confidence of rural college students to administer care.  Presented at the National Rural Health Association’s 42nd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.
• Gutierrez, C. , Schwietz, K., & Johnston, S.  (2019, March).  Assessing the core public health competencies of undergraduate health sciences students.   Presented at the 2019 Undergraduate Public Health and Global Health Education Summit in Arlington, VA.
• Gutierrez, C. , Vogt, B., Memmott, J., & Giger, J.  (2019, March).  Lessons learned from designing curriculum and fostering collaborations to implement a lay patient advocate training in tribal communities.  Presented at the 2019 Undergraduate Public Health and Global Health Education Summit in Arlington, VA.
• Gutierrez, C. & Lancaster, H.  (2019, March).  Lessons learned from a community based participatory research project engaging faculty, students, and community members to assess, collaborate, and empower to improve water quality in rural Uganda.  Presented at the Undergraduate Public Health and Global Health Education Summit in Arlington, VA.
• Gutierrez, C. , Vogt, B., Giger, J., & Lemke, J. (2019). Lessons learned from designing curriculum and fostering university- community collaborations to implement a lay patient advocate training in tribal communities.  Submitted for publication.
• Gutierrez, C. , & Johnston, S. (2019). Assessing the public health competencies of doctorate of Occupational therapy students.  Submitted for publication.
• Gutierrez, C. , & Johnston, S. (2019). Fit for population health service:  Assessing the change in Public health competencies of interprofessional undergraduate health sciences students.  Submitted for publication.
• Gutierrez, C. , & Wolff, B.  (2016).  Using photovoice with undergraduate interprofessional health sciences students to facilitate understanding of and dialogue about health disparities within communities. Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3(1), 42- 49.   doi:10.1177/2373379915627670 
• Gutierrez, C. , Vogt, B., Memmott, J., & Giger, J.  (2018, May).  Designing  Curriculum and Fostering Collaborations to Implement a Lay Patient Advocate Training in Tribal Communities.  Presented at the National Rural Health Association’s Health Equity Conference in New Orleans, LA. 
• Gutierrez, C. & Wolff, B.  (2018, May).   Using Photovoice with Undergraduate Interprofessional Health Sciences Students to Facilitate Understanding of and Dialogue about Health Disparities within Rural Communities.   Presented at the National Rural Health Association’s Health Equity Conference in New Orleans, LA.  
• Wolff, B., Gutierrez, C., Rupe, E., & Reed, C. (2016, July). Hands-only CPR: Assessing the  impact of mini-training sessions to increase the knowledge and confidence of college students to administer care. Presented at the International Rural Nursing Conference in Rapid City, SD.
• Gutierrez, C. (2016, April). Evaluating the effectiveness of an online diabetes training program to  increase the knowledge and self- efficacy of school district employees to administer care to diabetic students. Presented at the Society of Public Health Education Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.
• Gutierrez, C. (2016, April).  Collaborating with adult education programs and community members  to design and deliver a patient advocacy and health literacy curriculum in tribal Communities.  Presented at the Society of Public Health Education Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC.  
• Gutierrez, C. , Vogt, B., Memmott, J., & Giger, J.  (2015, November).  Assessing the impact of lay
• Gutierrez, C. , Rupe, E., Reed, C., Wolff, B.  (2016, March). Hands-only CPR:  Assessing the impact of mini-training sessions to increase the knowledge and confidence of college students to administer care.  Presented at the Society of Public Health Education Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC. 
• Gutierrez, C. (2015, November).  Assessing the impact of lay patient advocate training in tribal communities.  Presented at the Health Literacy Research Conference in Bethesda, MD.  
• Vogt, H., Memmott, J., Giger, J. T., Gutierrez, C., Lemke, J. (2014, July). Health Literacy 101: You Can't Tell by Looking. Presented at the NAO Conference in Charlotte, NC.
• Giger, J. T., Pope, N., Vogt, H., Gutierrez, C., Lemke, J. (2014, November). Remote patient  monitoring among low income community dwelling older adults residing in a rural state:  Technology acceptance and time trends.  Presented at the The Gerontological Society of America's 67th Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC.
• Lemke, J., Giger, J. T., Gutierrez, C., Memmott, J., Vogt, H., Lemke, B. (2014, July). Health literacy and American Indian patient activation. Presented at the NAO Conference in Charlotte, NC.
• Vogt, H., Memmott, J., Giger, J. T., Gutierrez, C., Lemke, J. (2014, June). Lay patient advocacy training in tribal communities:  Preliminary trend.  Presented at the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health Conference in Bemidji, MN.
• Giger, J. T., Pope, N. D., Vogt, H., Gutierrez, C., Newland, L., Lemke, J., & Lawler, M. J. (2015).  Remote patient monitoring acceptance trends among older adults residing in a frontier state.  Computers in Human Behavior, 44, 174-182.  
• Gutierrez, C. (2013). Children living in poverty. In D.C. Wiley, & A.C. Cory (Eds.),  Encyclopedia of school health. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. 
• Gutierrez, C. (2013). Management of chronic illness at school: Diabetes. In D.C. Wiley, & A.C. Cory (Eds.), Encyclopedia of school health. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. 
• Gutierrez, C. (2013). Students with special healthcare needs. In D.C. Wiley, & A.C. Cory (Eds.),  Encyclopedia of school health. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. 
• Gutierrez, C. (2012).  An evaluation of the effectiveness of an online diabetes training program for improving the knowledge and self-efficacy of school district employees. Presented at the Texas Public Health Association Annual Conference in Arlington, TX.