She completed her doctoral training in psychiatric epidemiology from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. From 2007 – 2009, she was a fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program at the University of Michigan where she became involved research on the intersections between social factors and health. Her research centers on understanding the interrelationships between mental and physical health, particularly in the context of chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes. Dr. Mezuk is also a former intercollegiate policy debater, and received an All-American award from the Cross-Examination Debate Association in 2002.