Amal Mitra

Professor of Epidemiology

With 40 years of research experience, and 26 years of teaching in Public Health, Dr. Amal Mitra has grown to become an internationally recognized scientist and a leader in the field of public health. Currently, Dr. Mitra is a tenured Full Professor of Public Health and Director of Global Health Initiatives at School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Mitra served as the Founding Director of Public Health at Kuwait University, Kuwait. He developed many public health programs at home and abroad. He received external funding from numerous agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (ongoing), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Agriculture (DOA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). He is the recipient of many awards including The Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award 2022-2023, Lifetime Achievement Award 2013, The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award 2007-2008, the Innovation Award for Applied Research 2004, the Distinguished Teaching Award 2000, the Distinguished Faculty Researcher Award 1999.

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