Janie Canty-Mitchell, RN, PhD

Associate Dean for Research and Community Partnerships

Nursing Diploma -  Lincoln Hospital School of                                    Nursing—Durham, NC

BSN - Florida State University

MSN in Community Health Nursing - University of Miami

PhD in Nursing - University of Miami

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Adolescent Health - Indiana University

Professional Information

Dr. Janie Canty-Mitchell’s nursing career includes experiences in psychiatric/mental health nursing, public health nursing, supervision and administration, program development, project management, coalition building, teaching, and research.  Community partnerships have been a core component of her public health nursing practice, teaching in academic settings, and research and scholarly endeavors.

Dr. Canty-Mitchell’s activities in academic settings have included teaching at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. She has taught courses in community/public health nursing, family and population health nursing, health policy, leadership and management, professional role development, research, community health outreach: service learning, child and adolescent health disparities, and doctoral dissertation seminars. She has mentored undergraduate and graduate students in the development, implementation, dissemination, or application of research for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes, promoting health, or preventing diseases in human populations.

In collaboration with community organizations and interdisciplinary groups, Dr. Canty-Mitchell has partnered with both undergraduate and graduate students to develop, plan, and implement health interventions designed to promote child and adolescent health and decrease health disparities.  Projects have included grief and loss counseling for juvenile offenders; parenting programs to incarcerated women with children; family strengthening programs to promote healthy behaviors in school-children; asthma education programs for minority, low income, and migrant children and families; parenting and child health programs for homeless families; and health and fitness programs for elementary school students in risk inner-city schools.

Dr. Canty-Mitchell’s scholarly activities have been presented at local, regional, national, and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, journals, and books.  Research and scholarly activities have been supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the National Institute of Nursing Research. Research projects have included an examination of protective factors (e.g. hope, social support, self-care agency, family caring, parent communication skills, family strengthening interventions) and risk factors (e.g. stressful life events, environmental stressors, mental health status) that influences health outcomes, high risk behaviors, and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents.

Nationally, she was appointed a charter member and nurse consultant on the Children and Family Study Section, Center for Scientific Review.  She also serves as peer-reviewer for four nationally acclaimed health, nursing, and community psychology journals.

As Associate Dean for Research and Community Partnerships, Dr. Canty-Mitchell will provide the leadership and expert guidance to  facilitate the UNCW School of Nursing faculty and students, community partners, and private/public organizations to improve nursing care and health outcomes through evidence-based teaching, applied and community-based research, and regional engagement.