Shannon Mitchell, MPH, MSW is passionate about reducing health disparities among women Veterans, transgender Veterans, and nonbinary Veterans. The studies that she currently works on focuses on improving women Veteran’s reproductive health care, increasing access to contraception, and understanding Veterans’ experiences of abortion. Other topics that Shannon cares about involve LGBTQIA+ mental health and Intimate Partner Violence.
In Shannon's free time you can find her walking with her mini-dachshund Finn, playing pickleball at Schenley, or playing recreational sports through Stonewall Sports.
Krishnamurti LS, Denneson LM, Agha A, Beyer N, Mitchell S, Dichter ME. Improving suicide prevention for women veterans: Recommendations from VHA suicide prevention coordinators. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2023;84:67-72. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.05.014
Coulter RWS, Mitchell S, Prangley K, et al. Generating Intervention Concepts for Reducing Adolescent Relationship Abuse Inequities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Protocol for a Web-Based, Longitudinal, Human-Centered Design Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021;10(4):e26554. Published 2021 Apr 12. doi:10.2196/26554