The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Monika Mitra

Nancy Lurie Marks Associate Professor of Disability Policy and Director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

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Contact

Email: mmitra@brandeis.edu
Office: Heller-Brown Building 362
Phone: 63807
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Expertise

health and disability research; public health approach to disability; disability-related disparities in health and health care access; violence against persons with disabilities; perinatal health of women with disabilities; reproductive health care access; unmet needs and barriers to care for people with disabilities

Courses

  • HS 607c - Disability, Health and Disparities Research Doctoral Seminar
  • HSSP 128a - Disability Policy

Degrees

  • Boston University
    Ph.D.
  • Boston University
    M.A.
  • University of Calcutta
    M.Sc.
  • Loreto College
    B.Sc.

Monika Mitra

Nancy Lurie Marks Associate Professor of Disability Policy and Director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy

Profile

Dr. Monika Mitra is the Nancy Lurie Marks Associate Professor of Disability Policy, and Director of the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University. Her research examines the health care experiences and health outcomes of people with disabilities, with a focus on the sexual and reproductive health of women with disabilities. She is currently co-leading the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities focused on addressing knowledge gaps regarding the needs of parents with diverse disabilities, and the Community Living Policy Center aimed at improving policies and practices that advance community living outcomes for people with disabilities. Dr. Mitra is co-editor-in-chief of the Disability and Health Journal and the 2017 recipient of the Allan Meyers Award from the American Public Health Association Disability Section. Prior to joining Brandeis, Dr. Mitra was Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She received her PhD and MA from Boston University, and her MS from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.

Awards and Honors

  • Heller School Awards Committee (2021)
  • Co-Editor-In-Chief, Disability and Health Journal (2020)
  • Co-Investigator. Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on racial/ethnic and disability-based healthcare disparities. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), NIDILRR. 2020-23. Grant # R01HS026317. PI: Rajan Sonik. (2020)
  • Grant Review Committee - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Health, Behavior, and Context Subcommittee, CHHDM (2020)
  • Grant Review Committee: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) for Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (2020)
  • Heller School of Social Policy and Management Mentoring Award (2020)
  • Principal Investigator. Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program on Health and Functioning of People with Disabilities [postdoctoral training program]. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, (NIDILR (2020)
  • Principal Investigator. Parenthood, Health, and Health Behaviors of Fathers with Disability. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). $100,000; 2020-21. Grant # R40MC37539. Co-PI: Eun Ha Namkung. (2020)
  • Reviewer for NIH Center for a Scientific Review and the Healthcare Delivery and Methodology Integrated Review Group. Special Emphasis Panel (SEP) for Leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT) to Address Minority Health and Health Disparities (2020)
  • Advisory Committee, World Congress on Disability in Medicine, 2019-Present (2019 - 2020)
  • Board of Directors, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) (2019 - 2020)
  • Chair, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy Faculty Search Committee, 2019-Present (2019 - 2020)
  • Member, Brandeis University Committee on Academic Standards & Policy, 2019-Present (2019)
  • Member, Brandeis University Mental Health Advisory Committee, 2019-Present (2019)
  • Member, Search Committee for the Pokross Chair and Director of the Institute for Assetts and Social Policy (2019 - 2020)
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health, Advisory Editor, 2019-Present (2019)
  • Panelist, Brandeis University, Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine (2019)
  • Principal Investigator, Civic Engagement and People with Disabilities: A Way Forward for Philanthropic Support. Ford Foundation. $80,000.Co-PI: Susan Eaton. (2019)
  • Reviewer for NIDILRR, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Program: Community Living and Participation (Research & Development) (2019)
  • Reviewer for Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) grant (2019)
  • Co-Investigator, INROADS: Intersecting Research on Opioid Misuse, Addiction, and Disability Services. NIDILRR, Grant # 90DPGE0007. $2,500,000; 2018-2021. PI Sharon Reif and Rachel Adams. (2018)
  • Consultant, Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Healthcare Costs and Utilization. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Grant # 1R03HS026317. $50,000; 2018-22. PI Rajan Sonik. (2018)
  • Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Sexual Assault Response Unit (SARU), Advisory Council (2018)
  • Member, Heller School Doctoral Program Committee (2018)
  • National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO), Health and Disability Workgroup Member (2018 - 2019)
  • Principal Investigator, Community Living Policy Center, NIDILRR: Grant# 90RTCP0004-01-00. $4,350,000 2018-2023. Co-PI: Joseph Caldwell, H. Stephen Kaye. (2018)
  • Principal Investigator, Understanding the Health Care Needs and Experiences of Boston Children with Special Health Care Needs, Noonan Memorial Research Fund, $80,000. Co-PI: Ilhom Akobirshoev (2018)
  • Allan Meyers Award from the American Public Health Disability Section (2017)
  • Appointed to Academy Health Disability Research Interest Group Advisory Committee (2017)
  • Principal Investigator, Disability-related Disparities in Sex Education, Contraceptive Use and Unintended Pregnancy, Maternal and Child Health Field Initiated Research Program. $57,530.00; 2017-19. Grant # R40MC307540100. Co-principal investigator Susan (2017)
  • Principal Investigator, Pregnancy Outcomes and Experiences among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. $2,807,646; 2017-2022. Grant # R01HD090103. Co-PI McKe (2017)
  • Principal Investigator, Pregnancy experiences of women with IDD: Family caregiver perspectives, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. $36,948; 2017-19. Grant # 3R01HD082105-03S1. Co-PI Susan Parish (2017)
  • Principal Investigator, The Intersectionality of Disability and Race: A Health Needs Assessment of People with Disabilities Who Identify as Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistic Minorities for the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, $123,133; 2017-2018. U. (2017)
  • The Heller School of Social Policy and Management Research Team Award, Health Needs and Barriers to Perinatal Care for Women with Mobility Disabilities (2017)
  • Appointed to Disability and Health Journal Editorial Board (2016)
  • Principal Investigator, Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program on Health and Functioning of People with Disabilities [postdoctoral training program]. $750,000, 2017-20. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation R (2016)
  • Principal Investigator, Improving the Health of People with Mobility Limitations and Intellectual Disabilities through State-based Public Health Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. $410,000; 2016-21. Grant # NU27DD000002 [Subaward from (2016)
  • Principal Investigator, Violence Victimization against People Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Brandeis University Office of the Provost, $27,253; 2016-17. (2016)
  • Appointed to Disability Section Executive Committee, American Public Health Association (2014 - 2016)
  • Elected Program Chair of Disability Section, American Public Health Association (2014 - 2016)

Scholarship

  • Long-Bellil, L., Valentine, A. & Mitra, M. (2021).. "Achieving Equity: Including Women with Disabilities in Maternal and Child Health Policies and Programs.." Public Health Perspectives on Disability.. Ed. Lollar, D. J., Horner-Johnson, W. & Froehlich-Grobe, K. (Eds.),. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0888-3_10:, 2021 (forthcoming)
  • Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Reif, S., Adams, R., McKee, M., Li, F.S. (October 2020).. "Risk of opioid-use-disorder-related ED visits and associated mortalities among deaf or hard of hearing non-elderly adults in the United States.." Paper presentation at the 2020 American Public Health Association (APHA) Virtual Annual Meeting.
  • Akobirshoev, I. Mitra. M., Li, S.F., Dembo, R., Dooley, D., Mehta, A., Batra, N. (2020).. "The compounding effect of race/ethnicity and disability status on children’s health and health care by geography in the United States.." Medical Care Dec;58(12):1059-1068. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001428. (2021).
  • Amir, N., Smith, L., Valentine, A., Mitra, M., Parish, S. & Moore Simas, T.A. (April, 2021). "Clinician Perspectives on the Need for Training on Caring for Pregnant Women with Intellectual Disabilities.." ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting. April 30th-May 2nd, 2021.
  • Dembo, R., Mailick, M., Mitra, M., Huntington, N., Rudolph, A. & Lachman, M. (April 2021).. "Network size, network diversity, and mental health among mothers of adolescents and adults with autism.." 54th Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Virtual Annual Meeting.
  • Ho, S., Eaton, S., & Mitra, M. (2020)., Lurie Institute for Disability Policy. Retrieved from https://heller.brandeis.edu/lurie/pdfs/civic-engagement. Civic engagement and people with disabilities: a way forward through cross movement building.. 2021.
  • Horner-Johnson, W., Akobirshoev, I., Amutah-Onukagha, N. N., Slaughter-Acey, J. C., & Mitra, M. (2021).. "Preconception Health Risks Among U.S. Women: Disparities at the Intersection of Disability and Race or Ethnicity.." Women's health Issues (2021).
  • Long-Bellil, L., Mitra, M., Valentine, A., & Fishman, J. (October 2020). "Gaps in information and services for women with physical disabilities: An opportunity for maternal and child health.." American Public Health Association Virtual Annual Meeting.
  • Mitra, M. (January 2021).. "Health Equity: Inclusion of Diverse Populations. Building the Research Pipeline: Home and Community-based Services and the Dual Eligible Population.." Virtual event hosted by Administration for Community Living, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Arnold Ventures Foundation.
  • Mitra, M. (October 2020).. "Defining disability: From personal, research, and policy perspectives.." Johns Hopkin University, Disability Seminar Series.. (Invited talk)
  • Mitra, M. (October 2020).. "Disparities in perinatal care and outcomes among women with disabilities: An urgent call for inclusion.." GOLD Birth & Beyond Online Conference.. (Invited talk)
  • Mitra, M., (April 2020).. "Addressing disparities to improving perinatal care for women with disabilities.." PRAMS Advisory Committee Meeting, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.. (Invited talk)
  • Mitra, M., (April 2020).. "Maternal health and women with disabilities.." Maternal Mortality Working Group, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.. (Invited talk)
  • Mitra, M., MkKee, M., Akobirshoev, I., Ritter, G. & Valentine, A. (2021). "Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes Among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Women: Results from Nationally Representative Data.." Women’s Health Issues. 2021 Apr 19;S1049-3867(21)00027-X. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.03.005.. (2021).
  • Namkung, E. H., Mitra, M., Warner, L. & Valentine, A. (2020). "Contraceptive Use at First Sexual Intercourse among Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Disabilities: The Role of Formal Sex Education.." Contraception. (2021).
  • Namkung, E.H., Mitra, M. (2021). "Birth Intentions among US Fathers with Disabilities.." Disability and Health Journal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101097. (2021).
  • Zandam, H. & Mitra, M. (October 2020). "Infectious disease-related emergency department visits among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States.." American Public Health Association Virtual Annual Meeting.
  • Akobirshoev I., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., & Dembo, R. (2019). "Impact of Medical Home on Health Care of Children with and without Special Health Care Needs.." Matern Child Health J. 2019 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s10995-019-02774-9 (2020).
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M.,* Dembo, R., & Lauer, E. (2019).. "In-hospital mortality among adults with autism spectrum disorder in the United States: A retrospective analysis of US hospital discharge data.." Autism. doi.org/10.1177/1362361319855795 (2020).
  • Clements, K.M., Mitra, M., Zhang, J., Parish, S.L (2020). "Postpartum outpatient health care utilization among women with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. (2020).
  • Clements, K.M., Zhang J., Long-Bellil, L.M., & Mitra M., (2019). "Emergency department utilization during the first year of life among infants born to women at risk of disability,." Disability and Health Journal. doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.100831. (2020).
  • Dembo, R., Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., & Manning, S. (2019). "Symptom Sequelae Following Violence Against Youth With Disabilities.." J Interpers Violence. 2019 Nov 26:886260519889928. doi: 10.1177/0886260519889928. (2020).
  • Mitra, M. (April 2019). "Disparities in maternity care and outcomes among women with disabilities in the United States. Workshop on Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women with Disabilities in the Global South. International Centre for Evidence in Disab.
  • Mitra, M., (April 2020).. "Addressing Disparities to Improving Perinatal Care for Women with Disabilities. PRAMS Advisory Committee Meeting, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts..
  • Mitra, M., (April 2020).. "Maternal Health and Women with Disabilities. Maternal Mortality Working Group, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services..
  • Mitra, M., (February 2020).. "Intersecting Research on Opioid Misuse, Addiction, and Disability Services. Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire Disability Statistics Workshop, Washington D.C..
  • Mitra, M., (March 2020).. "Disability-related Disparities in Maternal Health in the United States, The South Asia Centre for Disability Inclusive Development & Research, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, India..
  • Mitra, M., McKee, M.M., Akobirshoev, I., *Valentine, A., Ritter, G., Zhang, J., McKee K., Iezzoni, L.I. (2020).. "Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Outcomes among Women who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.." Am J Prev Med. 2020 Jan 15. pii: S0749-3797(19)30477-5. (2020).
  • Namkung, E.H., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J. (2019).. "Do disability, parenthood, and gender matter for health disparities?: A US population-based study.." Disability and Health Journal. 2019 Jun 15. pii: S1936-6574(19)30102-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.06.001 (2020).
  • Powell, R., Nicholson, J., Parish, S.L., & Mitra, M. (2020).. "Responding to the Legal Needs of Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities: Insights from Parent Interviews.." Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Vol. 38 (2020).
  • Powell, R.M., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., & Rosenthal, E. (2019).. "Role of family caregivers regarding sexual and reproductive health for women and girls with intellectual disability: A scoping review.." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2019 Dec 5. (2020).
  • Powell, R.M., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., Waterstone, M., & Fournier, S. (2020).. "Terminating the parental rights of mothers with disabilities: An empirical legal analysis.." Missouri Law Review. (2020).
  • Powell, R.M., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., Waterstone, M., & Fournier, S. (2020).. "The Americans with Disabilities Act and termination of parental rights: An examination of appellate decisions involving disabled mothers.." Yale Law & Policy Review (2020).
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Finkel, S. (November 2019). "Differences in Birth Outcomes Among Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Type of Disability American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA..
  • Brown, H.K., & Mitra, M. (October 2019).. "Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Cross-National Comparison of US and Canadian Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Paper presentation at the International Association for the Scientific Study of I.
  • Cuculick, J., McKee, M., Panko, T., Mitra, M., Forquer, J., Wyse, K., Hofmann, T., & Hauser, P. (July 2019). "Pregnancy Outcomes of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Women. XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf. Paris, France.
  • Dembo, R., Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. (June 2019). "Neighborhood Social Conditions and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health among Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Decomposition Approach Poster presentation. AcademyHealth. Washington DC..
  • Dembo, R., Akobirshoev, I., & Mitra, M. (November 2019). "Explaining Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Among Boston's Children with Special Health Care Needs. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..
  • Dembo, R., Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M. (June 2019).. "Neighborhood Social Conditions and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health among Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Decomposition Approach. Paper presentation at the 2019 AcademyHealth’s Disability R.
  • Dembo, R., Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Rosenthal E.. "Symptom Sequalae Following Violence against Youth with Disabilities.." Paper presentation at the 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group.. Seattle, WA. June, 2018.
  • Lauer, E., Brucker, D., Reif, S., Sayko Adams, R., Mitra, M., Ritter, G. (October 2019). "People With Disabilities Experience Disparities In Prescription Opioid Use Disorder, Pain Management, And Receipt Of Illicit Drug Use Treatment. Addiction Health S.
  • Mitra, M, Long-Bellil L, Powell RP. (2019). "Public Health Issues and Needs Related to Persons with Disabilities.." Oxford handbook of public health ethics,. Ed. J. Kahn, N. Kass & A. Mastroianni (Eds.).. Oxford: Oxford University Press., 2019
  • Mitra, M. "Perinatal care for women with disabilities: Making the case for inclusion. (Invited)." University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.. May 2018.
  • Mitra, M. "Violence Victimization against People with Disabilities: Data Informing Practice.." Sexual Assault Response Unit Advisory Council, Disabled Persons Protection Commission. (Invited). Braintree, MA. January 2019.
  • Mitra, M. (April 2019). "Removing Barriers: What You Need to Know about Perinatal Care for Patients with Disabilities. National Perinatal Association Annual Conference. Providence, RI..
  • Mitra, M. (October 2019).. "The need for antenatal care policies and practices for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Paper presentation at the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Dis.
  • Mitra, M. Akobirshoev, I., & Parish, S.L. (October 2019).. "Severe Maternal Morbidity among women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A population based study. Paper presentation at the International Association for the Scientific Study o.
  • Mitra, M. Nicholson, J.N., Powell, R.P.. "The National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities: Initial Findings Inform Next Steps (invited)." Tuesday Talks Series, Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Brandeis University, Waltham. March, 2018.
  • Mitra, M., (November 2019).. "The National Research Center for Parenting with Disabilities, Initial Findings Inform Next Steps. The Association for Successful Parenting (TASP) Conference, Seattle, WA. Keynote Speaker..
  • Mitra, M., (October 2019).. "Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health of Women with Disabilities, Disability & Human Rights Observatory, University of Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal..
  • Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S.L., *Valentine, A., Clements, K., Moore Simas, T.. "Postpartum emergency department use among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology." Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (2019).
  • Mitra, M., McKee M., Akobirshoev, I. "Maternal Characteristics, Pregnancy Complications, and Birth Outcomes among Massachusetts Women who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing." 2018 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Portland, OR. September, 2018.
  • Moring, N.S., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., & Alterio, N.. "After disclosure: A research protocol to respond to sexual assault and abuse disclosures in research with adults with intellectual disabilities." Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12292. (2019).
  • Panko, T., Siddiqi, S., Cuculick, J., McKee, M., Mitra, M. (November 2019).. "Pregnancy Experiences of Deaf and Hard or Hearing Women. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA..
  • Powell, R., Mitra, M., Parish, S., Nicholson, J.. "Promoting Adult Relationships: Best Practices for Training Social Workers about Working with Parents with Intellectual Disability and their Families." American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO. June, 2018.
  • Reif, S,, Adams. R.S., Mitra, M., Nicholson, J., Thomas, C., Corrigan, J., Gardiner, F., Valentine, A., & Brolin, M. (June, 2019). "INROADS Project. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Antonio, TX, (poster).
  • Reif, S., Adams, R.S., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J. (November 2019). "Barriers to treatment for people with opioid use disorders and disabilities. Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Addiction, Boston MA. (poster).
  • Reif, S., Adams, R.S., Mitra, M., Nicholson, J. (November 2019). "Barriers to treatment for people with opioid use disorders and disabilities. American Public Health Association, Philadelphia ,PA..
  • Reif, S., Adams, R.S., Mitra, M., Nicholson, J. (October 2019). "Barriers to treatment for people with opioid use disorders and disabilitiesAddiction Health Services Research, Park City UT..
  • Shields, M., Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., *Dembo, R.. "Self-injurious behavior among adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing differences in hospital admissions, lengths of stay, and costs.." Psychiatric Services. (2019).
  • Sonik, R.A., Parish, S.L., & Mitra, M.. "Association of Health Status With Receipt of Supplemental Security Income Among Individuals With Severe Disabilities and Very Low Income and Assets." JAMA Internal Medicine DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.8609. (2019).
  • Sonik, R.A., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M.. "Food Insecurity Patterns Before and After Initial Receipt of Supplemental Security Income." Public Health Nutrition doi:10.1017/S1368980019000570 (2019).
  • Akobirshoev I. Mitra, M., Dembo, R.. "Inpatient Hospital Mortality among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States." Poster presentation at the 2018 CityMatch Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference. Portland, OR. September 2018.
  • Akobirshoev I., Mitra, M., Dembo, R. "Inpatient Hospital Mortality among Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States: A Retrospective Analysis of U.S. Hospital Discharge Data." Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association. San Diego, CA. November, 2018.
  • Akobirshoev I., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., Dembo, R.. "Impact of Medical Home on Health Care of Children with and without Special Health Care Needs: Update from The 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health.." Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations. San-Diego, California. November 2018.
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Moore Simas, T. A., *Dembo, R., & Ncube, C. N.. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labour and delivery-related charges among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2018).
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., Valentine, A., Moore Simas, T. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and labor and delivery charges among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities." Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 63(4) DOI: 10.1111/jir.12577 (2018).
  • Clements, K. C., Mitra, M., Zhang, J., & Iezzoni, L. I.. "Antenatal hospital utilization among women at risk for disability." Journal of Women's Health (2018).
  • Dembo R, Mitra M, McKee, M.. "The Psychological Consequences of Violence Against People with Disabilities." Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations. San-Diego, California. November 2018).
  • Dembo, R. S., Mitra, M., & McKee, M.. "The psychological consequences of violence against people with disabilities.." Disability and Health Journal. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.01.006. (2018).
  • Li, H., Mitra, M., Wu, J. P., Parish, S. L., Valentine, A., & Dembo, R. S.. "Female Sterilization and Cognitive Disability in the United States, 2011–2015.." Obstetrics & Gynecology, 132(3), 1–7 (2018).
  • Mitra, M. "Prevalence and Characteristics of Violence Victimization against Men with Disabilities. Virginia Dept. of Criminal Justice Services.." Men and Violence: Engaging Men and Boys as Survivors, Advocates and Change Agents Conference (Invited). Richmond, VA. September, 2018.
  • Mitra, M. (December 12, 2017).. "Inclusive perinatal care for women with disabilities.." Health for all – including the most marginalized, Pan American Health Organization.. (invited)
  • Mitra, M. (March, 2018).. "Need for Inclusive Prenatal Care for Women with Physical Disabilities." National Association of County and City Officials Health and Disability Workgroup. (invited)
  • Mitra, M. Nicholson, J.N., Powell, R.P. (March 6, 2018).. "National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities: Initial Findings Inform Next Steps.." Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.. (invited talk)
  • Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Clements, K., Parish, S. L., & Zhang, J.. "Antenatal hospitalization among US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A retrospective cohort study.." American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2018).
  • Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., McKee, M.. "Pregnancy Outcomes among Deaf or Hard of Hearing Women." Paper presentation at the 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, WA. June 2018.
  • Mitra, M., McKee, M., Akobirshoev I. "Pregnancy Outcomes among Women who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing." Paper presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of American Public Health Associations (APHA). San-Diego, California. November, 2018.
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., Rosenthal, E. & Moore Simas, T. A.. "Postpartum Hospital Utilization among Massachusetts Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Retrospective Cohort Study.." Maternal and Child Health (2018).
  • Namkung, E.H., *Valentine, A., & Mitra, M. "Contraceptive use at first sex among adolescent girls and young women with disabilities: The role of formal sex education." 2018 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference, Portland, OR. September, 2018.
  • Powell, R., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L., Smeltzer, S., Smith, L., Rosenthal, E., & Iezzoni, L. "Adaptive parenting strategies used by mothers with physical disabilities caring for infants and toddlers.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting,, San Diego, CA. November, 2018.
  • Powell, R.M., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., & Nicholson, J. "Best practices for teaching social workers about working with parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities." American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO. June, 2018.
  • Powell, R.M., Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S.C., Long-Bellil, L.M., Smith, L.D., Rosenthal, E., & Iezzoni, L.I.. "Adaptive parenting strategies used by mothers with physical disabilities caring for infants and toddlers." Health & Social Care in the Community (2018).
  • Sannicandro, T., Parish, S.L., Fournier, S., Mitra, M., & Paiewonsky, M.. "Employment, Income, and SSI Effects of Postsecondary Education for People With Intellectual Disability." American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2018).
  • Shields, M., Akobirshoev I., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., Dembo, R.. "Self-injurious behavior among adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing differences in hospital admissions, lengths of stay, and costs." Paper presentation at the 2018 AcademyHealth’s Disability Research Interest Group. Seattle, WA. July 2018.
  • Sonik R.A., Parish S.L., Mitra, M., & Nicholson, J.. "Parents With and Without Disabilities: Demographics, Material Hardship, and Program Participation.." Review of Disability Studies. Vol 14 No 4 (2018).
  • Sonik, R. A, Parish, S. L., Mitra, M.. "Inpatient Medicaid utilization and expenditure patterns after changes in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit levels." Preventing Chronic Disease. Oct 4;15:E120. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.180185 (2018).
  • Wu, J., Li, H., Mitra, M., Parish, S., Valentine, A., Dembo, R.. "Female Sterilization by Tubal Ligation and Hysterectomy among U.S. Women with Cognitive Disabilities.." North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November, 2018.
  • Wu, J., Zhang, J., Mitra, M., Parish, S., & Reddy, G. K. M.. "Provision of Reversible Birth Control to Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Evidence from the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database.." North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.. November, 2018.
  • Wu, J.P., Zhang, J., Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., & Reddy, G.K.. "Provision of Moderately and Highly Effective Reversible Contraception to Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Evidence from the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database." Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2018 Sep;132(3):565-574. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002777 (2018).
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., & McKee, M. (June, 2017).. "Access to medical home among children who are Deaf or hard of hearing.." AcademyHealth Disability Research Interest Group, New Orleans, LA, US.
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., & Parish S. L. (July, 2017).. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and delivery related hospitalization costs among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." International Health Economics (IHE) World Congress, Boston, MA.
  • Akobirshoev, I., Mitra, M., & Parish, S. L. (July, 2017).. "Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes and delivery related hospitalization costs among Massachusetts mothers with intellectual and developmental disability." AcademyHealth Disability Research Interest Group, New Orleans, LA.
  • Akobirshoev, I., Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., & Igdalsky, L.. "Birth outcomes of US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." Disability and Health Journal Jul;10(3):406-412. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.010. Epub 2017 Apr 6.. (2017).
  • Clements KC, Mitra M, Zhang J. Iezzoni LI.. "Pregnancy characteristics and outcomes among women at risk for disability from health conditions identified in medical claims." Women's Health Issues . Sep-Oct;26(5):504-10. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.06.001. Epub Jul 28. 2016.. (2017).
  • Dembo, R., Mitra, M., & McKee, M. (November, 2017).. "Psychological consequences of violence against people with disabilities.." Poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Iezzoni, L. I. & Mitra, M. (2017).. "Transcending the counter normative: Sexual and reproductive health and persons with disability.." Disability and Health Journal, 10(3):369-370. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.04.001 (2017).
  • Li H, Parish SL, Mitra M, Nicholson J.. "Health of US parents with and without disabilities." Disability and Health Journal in press. (2017).
  • Long-Bellil LM, Mitra M. Smeltzer SC, Iezzoni LI.. "The Impact of Physical Disability on Pregnancy and Childbirth.." Journal of Women’s Health.. 017 Aug;26(8):878-885. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6157. Epub 2017 Jun 29. (2017).
  • Long-Bellil, L., Mitra, M., Iezzoni, L.I., Smeltzer, S.C., & Smith, L.D. (November 2016).. "Experiences and unmet needs of women with physical disabilities for pain relief during labor and delivery.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Disability and Health Section Chair's Forum. Denver, Colorado.
  • Long-Bellil, L., Mitra, M., Iezzoni, LI., Smeltzer, S.C., & Smith, L.D.. "Experiences and unmet needs of women with physical disabilities for pain relief during labor and delivery.." Disability and Health Journal In press. Special Issue on Sexual and Reproductive Health (2017).
  • Mitra M, Smith L, Smeltzer SC, Long-Bellil, LM, Moring NS, Iezzoni LI.. "Barriers to providing maternity care to women with physical disabilities: Perspectives from health care practitioners.." Disability and Health Journal DOI 10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.12.021. (2017).
  • Mitra M,. "Health equity and persons with disabilities.." Health Equity and Leadership Conference (HEAL), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,. Invited. April, 2016..
  • Mitra M,. "The Intersections among health disparities, disabilities, health equity, and health literacy.." The roundtable on the promotion of health equity and the elimination of health disparities. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics.. June 14, 2016.
  • Mitra M. "Postpartum health of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A call to action." Journal of Women’s Health. Jul;10(3):406-412. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.010. Epub 2017 Apr 6.. (2017).
  • Mitra M., Parish, S., Nicholson, J. (October 10, 2017)., National Institutes of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Washington DC.. "National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities.." National Institutes of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Washington DC.. (invited)
  • Mitra M.. "Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities: Making the case for inclusion.." Tuesday Talk. Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Brandeis University.. March 7, 2017..
  • Mitra M.. "Pregnancy outcomes and barriers to perinatal care among women with physical disabilities.." Serving the Underserved Addressing Heath Disparities for People with Disabilities. Harvard Medical School General Medicine Fellowship and Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship. January 27, 2017.
  • Mitra M.. "Pregnancy outcomes and barriers to perinatal care among women with physical disabilities: Making the case for inclusion.." Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch Speaker Series Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. National Institutes of Health.. (Invited). February 2, 2017.
  • Mitra, M. (2017).. "Postpartum health of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A call to action.." Journal of Women’s Health, 26(4):303-304. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6382 (2017).
  • Mitra, M. (May 24, 2017).. "Pregnancy outcomes and barriers to perinatal care among women with physical disabilities: Making the case for inclusion.." Grand Rounds, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.. (invited)
  • Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., & Parish, S. L. (November, 2017).. "Postpartum emergency department use among mothers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Asia-Pacific Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., Sammet Moring, N., Long-Bellil, L. M., Smeltzer, S. C., Smith, L. D., & Iezzoni, L. I. (2017).. "Access to and satisfaction with prenatal care among pregnant women with physical disabilities: Findings from a national survey.." Journal of Women’s Health. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6297. [Epub ahead of print] (2017).
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., & Akobirshoev, I. (June, 2017).. "Postnatal emergency department visits among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." IASSID Health Issues SIRG 2017 Conference, Belfast, UK.
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., & Moore Simas, T. A. (2017).. "Postnatal hospital utilization among U. S. women with intellectual and developmental disabilities [10N].." Obstetrics & Gynecology. [Abstract] (2017).
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S. L., Akobirshoev, I., & Moore Simas,T. A. (May, 2017).. "Postnatal hospital utilization among U.S. women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2017 Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA.
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., Clements, K., & Zhang, Y. (September 2016).. "Population-based study of antenatal hospital utilization and costs among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." 2016 CityMatCH Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference
  • Mitra, M., Parish, S.L., Clements, K.M., & Zhang, J. (August 2016).. "Antenatal hospitalizations among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." World Congress for the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD). Melbourne, Australia.
  • Mitra, M., Powell, R., Long-Bellil, L., Smeltzer, S., & Iezzoni, L. (November, 2017).. "Adaptive parenting strategies used by mothers with physical disabilities during postpartum.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S.C., Smith, L.D., Iezzoni, L.I., & Long-Bellil, L. (November 2016).. "Barriers and facilitators to providing prenatal care to women with physical disabilities: Perspectives from health care practitioners.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Disability and Health Section Chair's Forum.. Denver, Colorado.
  • Mitra, M.. "Panel moderator: Targeting supports and interactions with disability.." Academy Health Disability Research Interest Group Annual Meeting.. Boston, MA. June, 2016.
  • Parish, S.L., Mitra, M., Akobirshoev, I., & Igdalsky, L. (August 2016).. "Fetal outcomes among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." World Congress for the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD).. Melbourne, Australia.
  • Powell R, Mitra M, Long-Bellil L, Smeltzer SC, Smith LD, Iezzoni LI.. "Family Attitudes and Reactions Towards Pregnancy Among Women with Physical Disabilities. Women's Health Issues.." Women's Health Issues. 2017 Feb 16. pii: S1049-3867(16)30238-9. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.01.003. [Epub ahead of print]. (2017).
  • Powell, R., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L. Smeltzer, S. C., Smith, L., & Iezzoni, L. (November, 2017).. "Breastfeeding among women with physical disabilities in the United States.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Powell, R., Mitra, M., Smeltzer, S. C., Long-Bellil, L. M., Smith, L. D., & Rosenthal, E. (2017).. "Breastfeeding among women with physical disabilities in the United States.." Journal of Human Lactation. doi: 10.1177/0890334417739836. [Epub ahead of print] (2017).
  • Smeltzer SC, Mitra M, Long-Bellil L, Iezzoni LI, Smith LD.. "Perinatal Experiences of Women with Physical Disabilities and their Recommendations for Clinicians." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. Nov - Dec;45(6):781-789. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Sep 10.. (2017).
  • Smeltzer, S. C., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L. M., Iezzoni, L. I., & Smith, L. D. (2017).. "Obstetric Clinicians' Experiences and Educational Preparation for Caring for Pregnant Women with Physical Disabilities: A Qualitative Study." Disability and Health Journal. pii: S1936-6574(17)30136-X. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.07.004. [Epub ahead of print] (2017).
  • Smeltzer, S., Mitra, M., Long-Bellil, L., Iezzoni, L., & Smith, L. (November, 2017).. "Obstetric clinicians’ perspectives on care for women with physical disabilities during pregnancy.." Poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA
  • Sonik, R., Parish, S., & Mitra, M. (November, 2017).. "Rise in food insecurity prior to receipt of Supplemental Security Income benefits.." Poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Sonik, R., Parish, S., & Mitra, M. (November, 2017).. "Uninsurance as a driver of Supplemental Security Income uptake.." Poster presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
  • Sonik, R., Parish, S., Mitra, M., & Altman, S. (November, 2017).. "Medicaid cost and utilization patterns after changes in SNAP benefit levels among people with different likelihoods of having a disability.." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
  • Mitra M, Akobirshoev I, McKee M, Iezzoni LI.. "Pregnancy outcomes among women with hearing loss.." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dec;51(6):865-873. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.001. Epub 2016 Sep 26. 2016. (2016).
  • Mitra M, Long-Bellil LM, Iezzoni LI, Smeltzer SC, Smith LD.. "Pregnancy among women with physical disabilities: Unmet needs and recommendations on navigating pregnancy.." Disability and Health Journal . pii: S1936-6574(15)00212-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.12.007.. (2016).
  • Mitra M, Mouradian V, Fox MF, Pratt C.. "Prevalence and Survivor-Perpetrator Characteristics of Lifetime and Past-Year Sexual Violence Victimization against Men with Disabilities.." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.07.030. (2016).
  • Mitra, M, Long-Bellil L, Iezzoni LI, Smeltzer SC, Smith LD. "Pregnancy among women with physical disabilities: Unmet needs and recommendations on navigating pregnancy." Disability and Health Journal Jan 2. pii: S1936-6574(15)00212-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.12.007. [Epub ahead of print]. (2016).
  • Parish SL, Mitra M, Iezzoni, LI.. "Health promotion." From Inequity to Equity: Improving the Health and Well-being of Women with Disabilities.. Ed. Signore C & Miles-Cohen S. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2016. 61-69.
  • Parish SL, Mitra M.. "Pregnancy outcomes of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." Arc of the United States, Health Matters and the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago.. Webinar. January 2016.
  • Clements KM, Mitra M, Zhang J.. "Pregnancy Characteristics and Birth Outcomes Among Women with Disabilities Identified Through Medical Claims.." American Public Health Association. Chicago. 2015.
  • Long-Bellil, Mitra M, Smeltzer SC, Iezzoni LI.Mitra, Monika. "Impact of physical disability on women's experiences throughout pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum." Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.. Chicago. 2015.
  • Mitra M, Clements KM, Zhang J, Iezzoni LI, Smeltzer S, Long-Bellil L.. "Maternal characteristics, pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes among women with disabilities.." Medical Care doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000427 (2015).
  • Mitra M, Clements KM, Zhang Y, Smith LD.. "Disparities in Adverse Preconception Risk Factors between Women with and without Disabilities." Maternal and Child Health Journal DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1848-1. (2015).
  • Mitra M, Iezzoni, LI, Zhang J, Long-Bellil L, Smeltzer S, Barton B.. "Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression among women with disabilities.." Maternal and Child Health Journal. Feb;19(2) 362-72. Doi: 10.1007/s10995-014-1518-8.. (2015).
  • Mitra M, Long-Bellil LM, Smeltzer SC, Iezzoni LI.. "A Perinatal Health Framework for Women with Physical Disabilities." Disability and Health Journal Oct;8(4):499-506.. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.05.007. (2015).
  • Mitra M, Parish SL, Clement KM, Cui X, Diop H.. "Pregnancy outcomes of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.." American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dec 26. pii: S0749-3797(14)00578-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.09.032.. (2015).
  • Mitra M. Clements KM, Zhang J.. "Disparities in Emergency Care Utilization during Pregnancy and at Postpartum among Women with Disabilities.." CityMatCH Annual Urban MCH Leadership Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 2015.
  • Parish SL, Mitra M, Son E. Bonardi A, Swoboda PT, Igdalsky L.. "Pregnancy outcomes among US women with intellectual disabilities." American Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Sep;120(5):433-43. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-120.5.433.. (2015).
  • Mitra M, Clifford CJ, Smith LD, Landers B, Tanenhaus R, Simpson May G.. Health Needs Assessment of People with Disabilities in Massachusetts, 2013.. Boston, MA MA Department of Public Health and University of Massachusetts Medical School.: 2014.
  • Mitra M, Mouradian V.. "Intimate partner violence among men with disabilities in the US: Relative prevalence and health correlates." Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: 10.1177/0886260514534526.. (2014).
  • Mitra M, Parish SL, Cui X, Diop H, Clements KM.. "Using longitudinal data to examine pregnancy outcomes among women with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.." International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Vienna, Austria. 2014.
  • Mitra M. Clements KM, Zhang J.. "Oral health care during pregnancy among women with and without disabilities.." Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.. New Orleans, LA. 2014.
  • Parish SL, Mitra M, Son E, Bonardi A, Swaboda P.. "A national profile of deliveries by women with intellectual disabilities in the US: Maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes.." International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Vienna, Austria. 2014.
  • Benjamin G. Mitra M, Graham C, Krahn K, Luce S, Fox M, Hootman J, Ghiya N, Popovic T.. "Public Health Practices to Include Persons with Disabilities." 2013.
  • Bonardi A, Lauer E, Mitra M, Bershadsky J, Taub S, Noblett C.. Expanding Health Surveillance of Adults with Intellectual Disability in the United States.. Waltham, MA Center for Developmental Disabilities Evaluation and Research (CDDER), E.K. Shriver Center University of Massachusetts Medical School.: 2012.
  • Mitra M, Lu E. Diop H.. "Smoking among pregnant women with disabilities.." Women’s Health Issues Mar;22(2):e233-9.. (2012).
  • Mitra M, Mouradian V, McKenna M.. "Dating violence and associated health risks among high school students with disabilities.." Maternal and Child Health Journal (2012).
  • Gettens J, Mitra M, Henry AD, and Himmelstein J.. "Working-age persons with disabilities share in the gains of Massachusetts health reform.." Inquiry Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 183-196.. (2011): 2011.
  • Mitra M, Bogen K, Heaphy D, Long L.. "Unmet needs for home and community-based services among persons with disabilities in Massachusetts." Disability and Health Journal 4(4):219-228.. (2011).
  • Mitra M, Manning SE, Lu E.. "Physical abuse around the time of pregnancy among women with disabilities." Maternal and Child Health Journal May;16(4):802-6.. (2011).
  • Mitra M, Mouradian V, Diamond M. "Sexual violence victimization against men with disabilities." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 41(5) 494-7.. (2011).
  • Heaphy DG, Mitra M, Bouldin ED.. "Disability and Health Inequity.." Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Epidemiology to Ethics and Beyond.. Ed. D.J. Lollar and E. Andresen. New York.: Springer, 2010
  • Mitra M, Wilber N, Allen D, Walker DK. "Prevalence and correlates of depression as a secondary condition among adults with disabilities." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 75 (1): 76-85.. (2005).
  • Mitra M, Chung MC, Wilber N, Walker DK.. "Smoking status and quality of life: A longitudinal study among adults with disabilities.." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27(3):258-260.. (2004).
  • Wilber N, Mitra M, Walker DK, Allen D, Meyers AR, Tupper P.. "The Massachusetts Survey of Secondary Conditions: Design and baseline results." Milbank Quarterly. 80:2.. (2002).
  • Meyers AR, Mitra M, Walker DK, Wilber N, Allen D.. "Predictors of secondary conditions in a sample of independently-living adults with spinal cord injury.." Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. 6:1. (2000).
  • Chatterjee L, Mitra M.. "Labor force participation of the disabled in the United States: Public policy and distributional impacts.." . Annals of Regional Science. 32:3.. (1998).