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Dumayi Gutierrez PhD, LMFT, LMHP
Assistant Professor
- School of Education & Human Development
Dr. Gutierrez is devoted to working with BIPOC sexually and gender expansive communities and Women of Color in academia, with a dedicated focus on Latinx/e populations She has published and presented nationally on minority stress, intersectionality constructs of self and family systems, intercultural and interracial couple dynamics, cultural resiliencies, and multicultural humble care through an innovative intersectional ecological systems framework.
In addition, Dr. Gutierrez is dedicated to advancing diversity and equity initiatives, serving on the advisory board for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program (AAMFT MFP) and the editorial advisory board for Family Process, a leading journal in family therapy.
Clinically, she uses a narrative, experiential, and feminist approach, incorporating techniques of advocacy and empowerment. Dr Gutierrez has served as clinical coordinator and family therapist for the LGBTQ Counseling Clinic in Iowa, and The Gender & Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City. These experiences and belonging to the BIPOC LGBTQ+ community, have laid the foundation for her interdisciplinary clinical work nationwide.
Areas of Expertise
- Intersectionality
- BIPOC LGBTQIA+ mental health
- minority stress
- ecological systems theory
- interracial/intercultural relationships
- Latine/x mental health
Education, Licensure & Certifications
2019 Ph.D., The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Major: Couple and Family Therapy
Dissertation: Adapting and Utilizing the Minority Stress Model: Adding Sexually Marginalized Latinx Voices and Cultural Factors
Chair: Dr. Armeda Wojciak
2018 Certificate: College Teaching, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2016 M.A., Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
Major: Marriage and Family Therapy
Thesis: The Relationship Between Religiosity and Acceptance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Latinos
Chair: Dr. Jacob Christenson
2011 B.A., The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Major: Interdepartmental Health Studies Emphasis: Human Sexuality
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (New York #001774)
Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (Nebraska #5810)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Fellow
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor
Resumes/CV:
Awards
- 2024 Historical Achievement Honoree, El Cinco de Mayo, Inc. Scholarship, Colorado Springs, CO.
- 2023 Early Career Scholar Award, American Family Therapy Academy, Baltimore, MD.
- 2018 Graduate Student Research Award, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Affiliations
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Family Therapy Academy
- Leaders in Social Justice Initiative Founder, American Family Therapy Academy and Family Process
- Advisory Board Member, Minority Fellowship Program American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Advisory Editorial Board Member, Family Process
Faculty by Program
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- ASPIRE to Teach
- Counseling
- Couple & Family Therapy
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Human Development and Family Relations
- Leadership for Educational Organizations
- Learning Design & Technology
- Learning, Developmental & Family Sciences
- Literacy Education
- Research & Evaluation Methods
- School Psychology
- Special Education
- STEM Education
- Teaching