Dr. Arnold Gutierrez
Dr. Gutierrez studies the long-term behavioral and neurobiological effects of drug exposure in rodent models using a combination of techniques in behavioral pharmacology, molecular biology, and neurochemistry. His current research aims to understand how different types of drug exposure during critical periods of development, such as adolescence, can enhance susceptibility to drug use later in life, with the goal of providing insights that could aid in the development of new prevention strategies and treatment modalities related to substance use disorders. His work includes studies on the age and route-specific effects of opioid drug inhalation on nociception, anxiety-like behavior, cognitive function, and drug self-administration as well as studies on the neurobehavioral and neurocognitive effects of repeated exposure to psychostimulants.
UTEP Faculty Profile
Sample Publications:
Gutierrez, A., Nguyen, J. D., Creehan, K. M., Grant, Y., & Taffe, M. A. (2024). Adult Consequences of Repeated Nicotine Vapor Inhalation in Adolescent Rats. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 26(6), 715-723. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad211
Gutierrez, A., Harvey, E. L., Creehan, K. M., & Taffe, M. A. (2022). The long-term effects of repeated heroin vapor inhalation during adolescence on measures of nociception and anxiety-like behavior in adult Wistar rats. Psychopharmacology (Berlin), 239(12), 3939-3952. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-022-06267-6
Gutierrez, A., Nguyen, J. D., Creehan, K. M., Javadi-Paydar, M., Grant, Y., & Taffe, M. A. (2022). Effects of combined THC and heroin vapor inhalation in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berlin), 239(5), 1321-1335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-02105904-w
Gutierrez, A., Nguyen, J. D., Creehan, K. M., & Taffe, M. A. (2020). Female rats self-administer heroin by vapor inhalation. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 199, 173061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2020.173061
Gutierrez, A., Regan, S. L., Hoover, C. S., Williams, M. T., & Vorhees, C. V. (2019). Effects of intrastriatal dopamine D1 or D2 antagonists on methamphetamine-induced egocentric and allocentric learning and memory deficits in Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology (Berlin), 236(7), 2243-2258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05221-3
Contact Information
Email: agutierrez98@utep.edu
Psychology 107
Personal Information
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2018
Courses
PSYC 3347 – Behavior Modification
PSYC 4345 / PSYC 6355 Seminar in Psychology: Neuroanatomy
