Jamie Mitchell is an assistant professor of social work and co-investigator of the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research. Her interdisciplinary research examines the mechanisms that patient-centered communication between older African American men and their physicians during the course of cancer and chronic disease care. She tests ways of intervening to increase family and health provider social support while examining how African American men navigate and express their psychosocial needs during medical visits. Currently, Mitchell is funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, to investigate how African American men and their physicians accommodate each other’s communications styles during medical encounters, in addition to evaluating how active patient participation and family involvement influence the health communication dynamic.
African American men's health; cancer health disparities, patient-provider communication; psychosocial well-being and family support; social determinants of health
Phone | Room | Address | |
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(734) 763-4955 | mitchj@umich.edu | 3847 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Year | Degree | School | |
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2010 | PhD | Social Work | Ohio State University, Columbus |
2007 | MSW | Social Work | University of Tennessee, Memphis |
2005 | BA | Psychology | Ohio State University, Columbus |
Mitchell, J., Ober-Allen, J., & Perry, R. (2019). Men's health in later life: Diverse and intersecting contexts. The Handbook of Men's Health Disparities. Routledge Press.
Mitchell, J., Johnson-Lawrence, V., Williams, E., & Thorpe, R. (2017). Characterizing mobility limitations among older African American men. Journal of the National Medical Association.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106