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Mitchell Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVE, FAAN
- RN Wellness
Education
- Post Doctoral Fellowship in HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences, 2018. Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, MD
Bio
Mitchell J. Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVE, is an associate professor of clinical nursing at the School of Nursing, current president of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), and elected member of the AACN DEI Leadership Network Steering Committee. In 2023, they were inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Wharton's research focuses on identifying asset-based modalities of HIV prevention and health maintenance in marginalized populations. Their work examines the intersectionalities of age, race, sexual identity and behaviors, and human rights. Most recently, Wharton and colleague Chen Zhang, PhD, MPH, received a grant from the Hillman Emergent Innovation program to support a project on increasing PrEP uptake for HIV prevention among Black cisgender women.
As UR Nursing's former associate dean for equity and inclusion, Wharton led diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the school and the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Their work included leading the school's Council for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, co-facilitating the school's Racial Equity Series and participating in URMC's Executive Committee for Diversity and Inclusion. In recognition of their contributions, they were honored with the School of Nursing's Mary Dombeck Diversity Enhancement Faculty Awards in 2020.
Wharton earned a BSN and MSN from Widener University and completed their PhD at the University of Rochester. They also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
University of Rochester
7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024
Role: Co-Investigator
PI: Chen Zhang
Center for AIDS Research, University of California, San Francisco
9/1/2022 - 12/31/2022
Role: Co-Investigator, New York Site PI
PI: Orlando Harris, PhD, MPH