Dr. Jamie Mitchell

Biography

Jamie Mitchell is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. He has extensive experience in conducting research related to health behaviors and healthcare communication strategies aimed at optimizing well-being and longevity among older African Americans, with a particular emphasis on older African American men. His peer-reviewed research articles focus on older African American men’s preventive health behaviors, cancer, chronic disease communication, and the interplay between psychosocial and physical well-being. As the principal investigator of the NIH (NIA) R24 grant titled 'Recruiting Retaining Older African Americans Research (ROAR)', he collaborates with academic community stakeholders to enhance the recruitment of older African Americans in health research. Additionally, he serves as the co-investigator for the NIH NIA-funded Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR), where he engages with a community advisory board of older African American adults and co-manages the participant research registry. Furthermore, Mitchell is involved in Michigan Medicine’s Rogel Cancer Center, supporting efforts to diversify cancer clinical trials by providing evidence-based tools to investigators. His research interests include African American men's health, cancer health disparities, patient-provider communication, psychosocial well-being, and social determinants of health.

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