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Nia Schwann Mitchell

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Selected Grants


Planning grant for Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) for African American (AA) Cancer Survivors

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027

Food Is Medicine Shared Medical Appointment for Weight Management: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Ardmore Institute of Health · 2024 - 2025

Changes in Weight and Physical Function for Older African American Women in National, Peer-Led, Community-Based Weight Loss Program

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025

Formative research to develop a framework for integrating TOPS into CHCs in the Southeastern United States

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2020 - 2022

Formative research to develop a framework for integrating TOPS into CHCs in the Southeastern United States

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University School Of Medicine · 2020 - 2022

Evaluation of Low Cost National Weight Loss Program in Underserved

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2018

External Relationships


  • University of Houston
  • Vanderbilt University

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