Jenny S. Guadamuz

Jenny S. Guadamuz is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. She serves as Director of the Health Equity Research Program at the Center for Health Management and Policy Research and is a member of the Latinx and Democracy Faculty Cluster. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on structural determinants affecting healthcare access for minoritized populations, particularly examining immigration status as a driver of health inequities.

• Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Southern California
• PhD – University of Illinois Chicago
• MS – University of Illinois Chicago
• BA – Saint Louis University

Dr. Guadamuz's research spans drug utilization disparities, federal policy impacts on medication access, and geospatial analysis of pharmacy closures. Her recent work includes studies on prescription medication barriers among immigrants, cancer treatment disparities linked to socioeconomic status, and the effects of Medicare Part D policies on pharmacy access. She employs mixed-methods approaches using electronic health records, administrative claims, and social media data.

Scientific Recognition:

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute T32 Fellow