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Colter Mitchell
Research Associate Professor; Training Faculty
Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research and Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research and Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Research Interests:
Dr. Mitchell’s research utilizes a range of biological data types such as epigenetics, neuroimaging, and genetics to better understand how social conditions shape population health. In particular his work uses these biomarkers to elucidate pathways by which social inequalities cause health inequalities. This research uses longitudinal population-based studies where biological data are collected at multiple timepoints. His research also includes the development of new methods for integrating the collection and analysis of biological and social data.
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- Lisha Lin, Zhao,Wei, Zheng Li, Scott M. Ratliff, Yi Zhe Wang, Colter Mitchell, Faul,Jessica Danielle, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Birditt,Kira S, Smith,Jennifer Ann. 2025. Poly-epigenetic scores for cardiometabolic risk factors interact with demographic factors and health behaviors in older US Adults. Epigenetics
- Inmaculada León, Daylín Góngora, María José Rodrigo, Silvia Herrero-Roldán, Maykel López Rodríguez, Colter Mitchell, Fisher,Jonah, Yasser Iturria-Medina . 2025. Maternal epigenetic index links early neglect to later neglectful care and other psychopathological, cognitive, and bonding effects. Clinical Epigenetics 17(1):1-14.
- Laurent,Sarah, Lorraine Halinka Malcoe, Linnea Laestadius, Colter Mitchell, Luke Hyde, Monk,Christopher Stephen, Meier,Helen Carmon Spink. 2025. Historic Structural Racism and Perceived Stress in Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health
- Guzman, Jose M., Boone, Montana H., Suarez, Gabriela L., Colter Mitchell, Monk,Christopher Stephen, Luke Hyde, Lopez-Duran, Nestor L.. 2024. Relationship between COVID-related stressors and internalizing symptoms: Gendered neuroendocrine risk profiles. Psychoneuroendocrinology 159:106668.
- Weiqiang Qian, Chao Zhang, Hannah A. Piersiak, Kathryn L. Humphreys, Colter Mitchell. 2024. Biomarker adoption in developmental science: A data-driven modelling of trends from 90 biomarkers across 20 years. Infant and Child Development 33(1):e2366.
- Martz, Connor D., Benner, Aprile D., Goosby, Bridget J., Colter Mitchell, Gaydosh, Lauren. 2024. Structural racism in primary schools and changes in epigenetic age acceleration among Black and White youth. Social Science & Medicine 347:116724.
- Lucía Labaut, Agustín Lage-Castellanos, María José Rodrigo, Silvia Herrero-Roldán, Colter Mitchell, Fisher,Jonah, Inmaculada León. 2024. Mother adversity and co-residence time impact mother?child similarity in genome-wide and gene-specific methylation profiles. Clinical Epigenetics 16(1):1-12.
- Zhang, Yue, Hardi, Felicia, Weigard, Alexander S., Scavnicky, Maria K., Colter Mitchell, Luke Hyde, Monk,Christopher Stephen. 2024. Understanding the impact of early adverse experiences on computational models of neurocognitive processes in adolescents. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society 46
- Camille Moeckel, Lauren Gaydosh, Lisa Schneper, Colter Mitchell, Daniel A. Notterman. 2024. Material hardship and telomere length in children. Child Development 95(6):2232-2240.
- Olivia D. Chang, Meier,Helen Carmon Spink, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Pamela Davis-Kean, Colter Mitchell. 2024. Childhood Maltreatment and Longitudinal Epigenetic Aging. JAMA Network Open 7(7):e2421877-e2421877.