Beatriz Manzor

Beatriz Manzor is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She conducts quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods health services research with underserved communities. Using a community-engaged research approach, she works to identify and address barriers to evidence-based care to improve clinical outcomes in persons with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and depression. She strongly advocates for access to easy to understand medication information across the continuum of care. 

Dr. Manzor is an active committee member for several national associations. These include the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA), the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She is an active member of several university organizations including the Eisenberg Family Depression Center, the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). In addition to supporting the respective association and organization committees’ charges, Dr. Manzor has served as an abstract and grant reviewer, mentor, and invited expert presenter. Dr. Manzor is also the faculty advisor for the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA).

Dr. Manzor has been the recipient of several grants to support valuable research and foster future innovative research efforts. These include the Eisenberg Family Depression Center Collaborative Innovations Award (2018), MICHR J (pre-K) Award (2018), MICHR KL2 Award (2019), and AACP New Investigator Award (2022), and the MICHR Promoting Academics and Community Engagement (PACE) Dissemination Grant (2025). 

Manzor Mitrzyk B, Lopez-Medina AI, Farris KB. Comprehension and usefulness of Spanish language health information about depression treatment. Health Educ Res. 2024 May 11;39(3):228-244. doi: 10.1093/her/cyae013.

Jones LM, Piscotty RJ Jr, Sullivan S, Manzor Mitrzyk B, Ploutz-Snyder RJ, Ghosh B, Veinot T. Psychometric Evaluation of the Modes of Health Information Acquisition, Sharing, and Use Questionnaire: Prospective Cross-Sectional Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Sep 11;25:e44772. doi: 10.2196/44772.

Manzor Mitrzyk B, Marshall VD, Farris KB. Ethnic Determinants of Health and Medication Use for Depression Among US Latinx Adults. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 May 15:1–12. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01565-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37184813; PMCID: PMC10184621

Rao KV, Manzor Mitrzyk B, Tillman F, Liu I, Abdul-Mutakabbir JC, Harvin A, Bogucki C, Salsberg E. Utilization of a “Diversity Index” to Assess Racial Diversity of US School of Pharmacy Graduates. Am J Pharm Educ. 2023 Jul 4:100568. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2023.100568. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37414218.