Kerry Mitchell, PhD
Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Biography
Kerry Mitchell is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at St. George’s University, where he also serves as Assistant Dean of Students Affairs. He holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Sciences and a doctorate in Biological Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico.
He teaches Environmental Health and Biostatistics to MPH and MD students, emphasizing the links between environmental exposures and human health. His research focuses on the health risks of toxic environmental agents and strategies to mitigate these exposures through evidence-based interventions. He is part of a research group studying air pollution in the Caribbean and is working to develop a regional air quality notification system.
As Vice-Chair of the Institutional Review Board at St. George’s University, he promotes ethical research practices and responsible innovation. He also serves on the Technology Advisory Committee of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, focusing on the use of emerging technologies to improve efficiency and support workforce skill development. His work prioritizes ethical, responsible technology adoption to help students apply digital tools effectively in their careers.
Contact Information
Areas of Interest
- Environmental Health
- Toxicology
- Academic Public Health
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biostatistics
Affiliations
- Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
Selected Publications
- Moncur, C., Kamotho, M., Jain, T., Weslock, N., Ragheb, M., & Mitchell, K. (2025). Early life exposure to ambient particulate matter and Kawasaki disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 12(1611757). https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1611757
- Yang, N. K.-H., Dirienzo, N., Forde, M. S., Villeneuve, P. J., Sealy, A., Compton, S., & Mitchell, K. (2025). Temporal trends in ambient fine particulate matter in Grenada between 2009 and 2022. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14334-6
- Weslock, N., Drew, D., Palanichami, D., La, A., Shoctor, H., Amir, A., Ramdass, P., & Mitchell, K. (2025). Association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and atopic dermatitis—a systematic review. Discover Public Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00502-z
- Forde, M. S., Cashman, A., & Mitchell, K. (2024). Sustainability of water resources in Caribbean small island developing states: an overview. Discover Sustainability, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00478-x
- Matthew-Bernard, M., Farmer-Diaz, K., Dolphin-Bond, G., Matthew-Belmar, V., Cheetham, S., Mitchell, K., Macpherson, C. N. L., & Ramos-Nino, M. E. (2025). Phenotypic Antibiotic Resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from clinical UTI samples and municipal wastewater in a Grenadian community. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(1), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22010097
- Crespo-Toledo, T., Avelar-González, F., Guerrero-Barrera, A., Mitchell, K., Yamamoto-Flores, L., & Flores-Amaro, O. (2025). Integrative assessment of heavy metal risks in mining polluted sediments and soils of Aguascalientes, Mexico. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 11, 101130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2025.101130
- Dirienzo, N., Mitchell, K., Forde, M., Rainham, D., & Villeneuve, P. J. (2023). Temporal trends in ambient fine particulate matter and the impacts of COVID-19 on this pollutant in Grenada, West Indies. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 73(2), 97–108. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2022.2126555
- Beesley, L., Trakal, L., Hough, R., & Mitchell, K. (2022). Mobility and crop uptake of Zn in a legacy sludge-enriched agricultural soil amended with biochar or compost: insights from a pot and recirculating column leaching test. Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 29(55), 83545–83553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21744-3
- Mitchell, K., Mendoza-González, C. V., Ramos-Gómez, M. S., Yamamoto-Flores, L., Guerrero-Barrera, A. L., Macias-Medrano, R., & Avelar-González, F. J. (2020). The effect of low-temperature biochar and its non-pyrolyzed composted biosolids source on the geochemical fractionation of Pb and Cd in calcareous river sediments. Environmental Earth Sciences, 79(7), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-08908-5
- Mitchell, K., Moreno-Jimenez, E., Jones, R., Zheng, L., Trakal, L., Hough, R., & Beesley, L. (2020). Mobility of arsenic, chromium and copper arising from soil application of stabilised aggregates made from contaminated wood ash. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 393(122479), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122479
Selected Projects
- Health risk assessment of exposure to ambient particulate matter
- Spatiotemporal trends in ambient particulate matter concentrations using satellite assimilation data
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