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Susan L. Mitchell

Susan L. Mitchell

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
26477
World Ranking
16549
National Ranking
8315

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Susan L. Mitchell is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on geophysics and tectonic processes. Their research intersects several subfields, including geophysics, atmospheric science, archeology, and artificial intelligence, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to earth sciences.

Their scholarly output includes a range of papers published predominantly in the Journal of Structural Geology, as well as venues such as Tectonics and the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. The recent significant publications include:

  • Spatial migration of temporal earthquake clusters driven by the transfer of differential stress between neighbouring fault/shear-zone structures, 2024, Journal of Structural Geology
  • The relationship between kinematics and fault geometry for surface coseismic ruptures on across-strike faults: New observations of slip vectors and displacements along the Pisia and Skinos faults from the 1981 Eastern Gulf of Corinth, Greece earthquakes, 2024, Journal of Structural Geology
  • Transient Aseismic Vertical Deformation Across the Steeply-Dipping Pisia-Skinos Normal Fault (Gulf of Corinth, Greece), 2024, Tectonics
  • Multi-millennia slip rate relationships between closely spaced across-strike faults: Temporal earthquake clustering of the Skinos and Pisia Faults, Greece, from in situ 36Cl cosmogenic exposure dating, 2025, Journal of Structural Geology
  • Consistency Between the Slip History Implied by in Situ 36 Cl Exposure Dating on an Active Normal Fault and the Timing of Holocene Coastal Notch Formation, Central Greece, 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Mitchell's research primarily addresses topics related to earthquake and tectonic studies, with particular contributions to Earthquake Detection and Analysis as well as in areas such as high-pressure geophysics, geological and geochemical analysis, and maritime and coastal archaeology. The main themes in their research encompass:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Frequent collaborators in their work include Gerald Roberts, Claudia Sgambato, Zoë Mildon, Jennifer Robertson, and Ioannis Papanikolaou, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Publication venues where Mitchell's research appears regularly are:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Tectonics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

The scientist is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, denoting professional affiliation within scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment.

    Alexi A. Wright;Baohui Zhang;Alaka Ray;Jennifer W. Mack

  • The Clinical Course of Advanced Dementia

    Susan L. Mitchell;Joan M. Teno;Dan K. Kiely;Michele L. Shaffer

  • Altered fractal dynamics of gait: reduced stride-interval correlations with aging and Huntington’s disease

    Jeffrey M. Hausdorff;Susan L. Mitchell;Renée Firtion;C. K. Peng

  • Increased gait unsteadiness in community-dwelling elderly fallers

    Jeffrey M. Hausdorff;Helen K. Edelberg;Susan L. Mitchell;Ary L. Goldberger

  • Dying With Advanced Dementia in the Nursing Home

    Susan L. Mitchell;Dan K. Kiely;Mary Beth Hamel

  • End-of-life transitions among nursing home residents with cognitive issues.

    Pedro Gozalo;Joan M Teno;Susan L Mitchell;Jon Skinner

  • The risk factors and impact on survival of feeding tube placement in nursing home residents with severe cognitive impairment

    Susan L. Mitchell;Dan K. Kiely;Lewis A. Lipsitz

  • A National Study of the Location of Death for Older Persons with Dementia

    Susan L. Mitchell;Joan M. Teno;Susan C. Miller;Vincent Mor

  • The Hierarchy of Functional Loss Associated With Cognitive Decline in Older Persons

    Vesna Njegovan;Malcolm Man-Son-Hing;Susan L. Mitchell;Frank J. Molnar

  • Clinical and organizational factors associated with feeding tube use among nursing home residents with advanced cognitive impairment.

    Susan L. Mitchell;Joan M. Teno;Jason Roy;Glen Kabumoto

  • Video decision support tool for advance care planning in dementia: randomised controlled trial

    Angelo E Volandes;Michael K Paasche-Orlow;Michael J Barry;Muriel R Gillick

  • Estimating Prognosis for Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia

    Susan L. Mitchell;Dan K. Kiely;Mary Beth Hamel;Pil S. Park

  • Open-loop and closed-loop postural control mechanisms in Parkinson's disease: increased mediolateral activity during quiet standing.

    S.L. Mitchell;J.J. Collin;C.J. De Luca;A. Burrows

  • Use of Video to Facilitate End-of-Life Discussions With Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Areej Raed El-Jawahri;Lisa M. Podgurski;April Fitzsimmons Eichler;Scott Randall Plotkin

  • Geriatric Syndromes in Older Homeless Adults

    Rebecca T. Brown;Dan K. Kiely;Monica Bharel;Monica Bharel;Susan L. Mitchell

  • Prediction of 6-Month Survival of Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia Using ADEPT vs Hospice Eligibility Guidelines

    Susan L. Mitchell;Susan C. Miller;Joan M. Teno;Dan K. Kiely

  • Comfort feeding only: A proposal to bring clarity to decision-making regarding difficulty with eating for persons with advanced dementia

    E. J. Palecek;J. M. Teno;D. J. Casarett;L. C. Hanson

  • Effect of the Goals of Care Intervention for Advanced Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Laura C. Hanson;Sheryl Zimmerman;Mi Kyung Song;Feng Chang Lin

  • Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia.

    Jane L. Givens;Richard N. Jones;Michele L. Shaffer;Dan K. Kiely

  • Challenges in Assessing Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia for Suspected Urinary Tract Infections

    Erika D'Agata;Mark B Loeb;Susan L Mitchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Mor
Vincent Mor Brown University
Joan M. Teno
Joan M. Teno Brown University
Dan K. Kiely
Dan K. Kiely Harvard University
Matthew R. Reynolds
Matthew R. Reynolds Tufts University
Holly G. Prigerson
Holly G. Prigerson Cornell University
Lewis A. Lipsitz
Lewis A. Lipsitz Harvard Medical School
Jennifer S. Temel
Jennifer S. Temel Harvard University
Yuchiao Chang
Yuchiao Chang Harvard University
Sharon-Lise T. Normand
Sharon-Lise T. Normand Harvard University
Michael K. Paasche-Orlow
Michael K. Paasche-Orlow Boston University

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