Mary Mitsch
Mary Mitsch
Interim Chair
Professor
Areas of Expertise:
Curriculum development
Population health
Culture
Medical anthropology
Degrees
- Ph.D., Medical Anthropology, Wayne State University
- M.S.N., University of Pittsburgh
- B.S.N., Gannon College
Biography
Dr. Mitsch joined the Health Services Administration program at Detroit Mercy in 2019 after many years teaching and leading at other organizations of higher education. She is a nurse anthropologist with extensive expertise and has presented nationally and internationally in her areas of research interests.
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Areas of Research
- Sudden death events and effects on family and staff in urban trauma centers
- Autoethnography
- Improving education with anthropological and culturally sensitive methods