Renee M. Johnson

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Renee M. Johnson
Alma mater Spelman College (BA)
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (MPH, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMental health, adolescent health, LGBT health, health disparities
Institutions Boston University School of Public Health
Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Thesis Psychosocial Factors Associated with Women's Behavioral Intentions to Store Firearms Safely: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior  (2004)
Doctoral advisor Carol W. Runyan  [ Wikidata ]

Renee M. Johnson is an American scientist specializing in the mental health of adolescents and young adults. She researches substance abuse, substance use epidemiology, [1] and violence in marginalized youth including persons of color, LGBTQ, and immigrants. Johnson is an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Education

Renee M. Johnson completed a B.A. at Spelman College in 1996. She earned a M.P.H. (1998) and a Ph.D. (2004) in the department of health behavior and health education at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. [2] [3] Her dissertation was titled, Psychosocial Factors Associated with Women's Behavioral Intentions to Store Firearms Safely: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Johnson's doctoral advisor was Carol W. Runyan  [ Wikidata ]. [4]

Johnson was also a Yerby Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2004 to 2006. [5]

Career

Johnson was an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health from 2009 to 2013. She was also a visiting scientist at the Harvard Injury Control Research Center (2009-2014) and an investigator at the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center. [2] Johnson is currently an associate professor in the department of mental health with a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, [3] and a visiting scholar at the Colorado School of Public Health. [6]

Johnson researches adolescent health and substance abuse and violence in marginalized groups including persons of color, LGBT youth, and immigrants. [3]

In June 2020, Johns Hopkins University was awarded nearly $1M by the PhD Professional Development Innovation Initiative. Monies from the aware will be used to support programs in professional development for PhD students. A portion will be used to fund a four-part event series, on which Johnson collaborated, that provides "current and future doctoral students who are interested in the field of public mental and behavioral health with the range of potential non-academic career pathways". [7]

Honors and awards

Selected works

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References

  1. "Substance Use Epidemiology".
  2. 1 2 "Johnson, Renee". Harvard Injury Control Research Center. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. 1 2 3 Health, JH Bloomberg School of Public. "Renee M. Johnson - Faculty Directory". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. Johnson, Renée M. Psychosocial factors associated with women's behavioral intentions to store firearms safely: an application of the theory of planned behavior. OCLC   68479523.
  5. Boston, 677 Huntington Avenue; Ma 02115 +1495‑1000 (2018-05-31). "Highlights: Former Yerby Fellows". Harvard Chan Yerby Fellowship Program. Retrieved 2020-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. PhD, Renee Johnson | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | JHSPH · Department of Mental Health. "Renee JOHNSON | PhD, MPH | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD | JHSPH | Department of Mental Health". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  7. Hub staff report (2020-06-30). "Johns Hopkins awards nearly $1M to support PhD professional development". The Hub. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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  9. Shehadeh, Ezzat; Health, JH Bloomberg School of Public. "Current Fellows". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
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