Dr. Cassie M. Mitchell is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics within the Section of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Oklahoma Children's Hospital and TSET Health Promotion Research Center. She is the Director of Nutrition Research for the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and a member of the OUHSC's Stephenson Cancer and Harold Hamm Diabetes Centers.
Dr. Mitchell has more than a decade of training in nutrition, exercise physiology, and health promotion, with a focus on clinical research during pregnancy, postpartum, and infancy. She completed two postdoctoral research fellowships and obtained three grants at local and national levels (HHDC, ADA, and NIH) during her training. Dr. Mitchell is extremely passionate about mentoring under-represented minorities, as she herself is a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a first-generation college graduate.
On a personal note, Dr. Mitchell is owned by 4 rescue animals (2 horses, 1 dog, and 1 cat). In her free time you can find her working with her horses, hiking with her dog, or taking a long naps in the sun with her cat.
Academic Section(s):
Section of Diabetes and Endocrinology
Education:
- 2018, PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- 2014, MS in Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2012, BS in Health and Exercise Science, Minor in Spanish, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Fellowship:
- 2024, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- 2022, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Center, NIDDK-NIH, Phoenix, AZ
Funding:
Harold Hamm Diabetes Center (MPI: Short, Mitchell)
05/22/2023–03/15/2025
Novel Pilot Seed Grant: $70,000 Renewable for up to 3 years
"Maternal Obesity and Diet: Impact of Liver and Metabolic Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum"
NIH L40DK137367 (PI: Mitchell)
Loan Repayment Awared: $50,000. 2 years
"Impact of Maternal Obesity, Diet Quality, and Energy Expenditure on Maternal and Infant Outcomes"
American Diabetes Association (PI: Mitchell)
08/10/2023–07/31/2026
"Dissecting the Role of Maternal Nutrition on Liver Health: Implications for Mother and Baby"
Select Publications:
- Mitchell, CM*, Stinson EJ*, Chang DC, Krakoff J. A mixed meal tolerance test predicts onset of type 2 diabetes in Southwestern Indigenous Adults. Nutr & Diab. Accepted: February 23, 2024. *Authors contributed equally and share first authorship
- Stinson EJ*, Mitchell CM*, Looker HC, Krakoff J, Chang DC. Higher glucose and insulin responses to a mixed meal are associated with increased risk of diabetic retinopathy in Indigenous Americans. J Endocrinol Invest. 2023 Sep 9;. doi: 10.1007/s40618-023-02187-0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37684485. *Authors contributed equally and share first authorship
- Mitchell CM, Oxtoby LE, Shaw PA, Budge SM, Wooller MJ, Cabeza de Baca T, Krakoff J, Votruba S, O'Brien DM. Carbon Isotope Ratios of Plasma and RBC Fatty Acids Identify Meat Consumers in a 12-Week Inpatient Feeding Study of 32 Men. J Nutr. 2023 Jan 14;152(12):2847-2855. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxac213. PubMed PMID: 36095134; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9839995.
- Wedekind LE, Mitchell CM, Andersen CC, Knowler WC, Hanson RL. Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Communities in the United States. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 Nov 22;21(11):47. doi: 10.1007/s11892-021-01406-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 34807308; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8665733.
- Mitchell CM, Davy BM, Ponder MA, McMillan RP, Hughes MD, Hulver MW, Neilson AP, Davy KP. Prebiotic Inulin Supplementation and Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity in adults at Elevated Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 17;13(9). doi: 10.3390/nu13093235. PubMed PMID: 34579112; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8471706.
- Mitchell CM, Piaggi P, O'Brien DM, Krakoff J, Votruba SB. Metabolic Characterization of Meat, Fish, and Soda Intake in Males: Secondary Results from a Randomized Inpatient Pilot Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Jun;29(6):995-1002. doi: 10.1002/oby.23167. Epub 2021 May 3. PubMed PMID: 33938613; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9528993.
- Mitchell CM, Piaggi P, O'Brien DM, Krakoff J, Votruba SB. Metabolic Characterization of Meat, Fish, and Soda Intake in Males: Secondary Results from a Randomized Inpatient Pilot Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Jun;29(6):995-1002. doi: 10.1002/oby.23167. Epub 2021 May 3. PubMed PMID: 33938613; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9528993.
- Mitchell CM, Davy BM, Halliday TM, Hulver MW, Neilson AP, Ponder MA, Davy KP. The effect of prebiotic supplementation with inulin on cardiometabolic health: Rationale, design, and methods of a controlled feeding efficacy trial in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Nov;45(Pt B):328-337. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 26520413; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4743874.