Dr. Adriana Macias Strutt is a bilingual/bicultural board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, international educator, researcher and advocate for health equity whose career has been defined by service to patients, trainees and the greater Houston community. Born in Belvedere, California, she was raised in the predominantly Latino communities of Maywood and Fontana, California. Encouraged to pursue educational opportunities, she excelled academically and athletically, and she graduated as co-valedictorian of Ambassador High School.
Dr. Strutt earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in criminology from the University of La Verne before completing a master’s degree in experimental psychology and a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology with a minor in neuropsychology at Loma Linda University. She matched to the Clinical Psychology Internship at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004 and subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in clinical neuropsychology in 2008. During her training in Houston, she met her husband, Donavan. They married in 2007 and are currently raising two daughters, Olivia and Natalia, while balancing family life with demanding professional careers and community service.
Over the past two decades, Dr. Strutt has built an internationally recognized career at Baylor, where she currently serves as professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her commitment to reducing healthcare disparities led her to establish several innovative programs, including BCM Cerebro, a specialized outpatient clinic serving Spanish-speaking patients; the BCM Spanish/Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology Fellowship; and Taquitos de Sesos, an international educational program that has connected over one thousand professionals and trainees across multiple countries. Dr. Strutt also provides spoken and signed interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessment (BCM ECCOS Clinic) and was the lead author for a recent publication presenting Best Practice Recommendations for Spoken and Signed Language Interpreter-mediated Clinical Neuropsychological Services. Through these initiatives, she has expanded access to culturally and linguistically tailored neuropsychological care for patients who might otherwise face significant barriers while developing the next generation of culturally responsive clinicians.
A passionate international educator and mentor, Dr. Strutt has supervised students, interns, fellows and faculty trainees across multiple institutions and countries. She serves as a visiting professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Additionally, she has contributed extensively to national and international efforts to improve neuropsychology training standards, diversity initiatives and mentorship programs.
Dr. Strutt’s research is closely integrated with her clinical and training missions, ensuring that her scientific contributions translate directly into improved patient care and education. Her scholarship has been instrumental in advancing understanding of neuropsychological functioning across diverse populations and in developing culturally competent assessment approaches. Her scholarly contributions include more than 65 peer-reviewed publications, numerous funded research projects and leadership roles in international and national organizations dedicated to advancing clinical neuropsychology, Alzheimer’s disease research and health equity.
Through her clinical innovation, educational leadership, research accomplishments and unwavering commitment to underserved communities, Dr. Strutt has become a respected leader whose work continues to influence patient care, professional training and the future of neuropsychology.
