Hannah-Rose Mitchell, PhD

Cancer Caregiving Fellow

Hannah-Rose Mitchell, PhD is a clinical health psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University. She also holds a secondary appointment in Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she is a member of the Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention & Control Program. She founded and directs the Caring BOLDly Caregiver Research and Support initiative within the Bronx Oncology Living Daily (BOLD) Program at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Mitchell’s research focuses on identifying and addressing the psychosocial burden of cancer for patients and families through equitable, community-engaged approaches. She examines how cancer-related trauma, caregiving, and social determinants of health influence mental and physical health across the cancer continuum, with the goal of improving supportive care delivery and reduce caregiver burden.

Dr. Mitchell received her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami and completed a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship in Psycho-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She has over a decade of experience conducting cancer caregiving research and has collaborated with national organizations to advance caregiver policy and practice, including serving as a subject matter expert for NAC’s Transplant Caregiving Collaborative.