Mitchell's work centers on the transnational legal histories of nuclear weapons and energy. She earned her Ph.D. in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a J.D., previously practiced law in Pennsylvania ,and served as a law clerk to Judge Anthony J. Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Ph.D. ; University of Pennsylvania ; History & Sociology of Science ; 2016

M.A. ; University of Pennsylvania ; History ; 2004

B.A. ; University of Pennsylvania ; Anthropology ; 2000