ABOUT
Dr. Khadijah A. Mitchell, also known as Dr. Dij in the clinic, classroom, and community, is currently an Assistant Professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program (Fox Chase Cancer Center-Temple Health) and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Temple University College of Public Health). Her research laboratory uses multi-omic approaches to address biological, environmental, and behavioral determinants of cancer health disparities for precision prevention and precision medicine purposes.
Previously, she was the endowed Peter C.S. d'Aubermont, MD Scholar of Health and Life Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biology, and the Principal Investigator of the IT LAB (Integrative and Translational Laboratory for Applied Biology) in the Biology Department at Lafayette College.
Dr. Mitchell was a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis with Dr. Brid M. Ryan (an Earl Stadtman Investigator).
She earned her PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Genetic Medicine with Dr. Stephen B. Baylin (a National Academy of Sciences member). Additionally, she secured a Graduate Certificate in Health Disparities and Health Inequality from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management and a Graduate Certificate in Teaching from the Johns Hopkins University Teaching Academy. Dr. Mitchell completed her MS in Biology from the Duquesne University Department of Biological Sciences with Dr. Nancy Trun. She also obtained a BS in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences and an Undergraduate Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science.
Dr. Mitchell is the recipient of many honors and awards at the faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate levels for her research, teaching, mentorship, and service leadership; and uses her expertise to promote health equity and higher education equity.
Click here for Dr. Dij's CV and NIH Biosketch.
Previously, she was the endowed Peter C.S. d'Aubermont, MD Scholar of Health and Life Sciences, Assistant Professor of Biology, and the Principal Investigator of the IT LAB (Integrative and Translational Laboratory for Applied Biology) in the Biology Department at Lafayette College.
Dr. Mitchell was a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis with Dr. Brid M. Ryan (an Earl Stadtman Investigator).
She earned her PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Genetic Medicine with Dr. Stephen B. Baylin (a National Academy of Sciences member). Additionally, she secured a Graduate Certificate in Health Disparities and Health Inequality from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management and a Graduate Certificate in Teaching from the Johns Hopkins University Teaching Academy. Dr. Mitchell completed her MS in Biology from the Duquesne University Department of Biological Sciences with Dr. Nancy Trun. She also obtained a BS in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences and an Undergraduate Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science.
Dr. Mitchell is the recipient of many honors and awards at the faculty, postdoctoral, and graduate levels for her research, teaching, mentorship, and service leadership; and uses her expertise to promote health equity and higher education equity.
Click here for Dr. Dij's CV and NIH Biosketch.
