Assistant Professor of the School of Social Work, Dr. Jamie Mitchell researches a range of social factors which influence the utilization of cancer prevention strategies among African American men across the life course. Her interdisciplinary work addresses a critical gap in knowledge on the health literacy, health behaviors, and health system interactions of African American men as they relate primarily to prostate and colorectal cancer prevention or early detection. Dr. Mitchell has received funding to examine the efficacy of a patient navigation intervention for increasing cancer screening completion among older African American men. Additionally, new lines of inquiry are underway to examine the knowledge and utilization of cancer family history information among African American men; while a separate study examines the health behaviors of African American male undergraduate students.

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