Title(s): Assistant Professor
Department: Community and Behavioral Health
Office: N424 CPHB
Phone: (319) 335-5188
Dr. Johnson’s research engages communities to address psychosocial factors influencing the health and well-being of populations living with or at risk of developing chronic illness and/or disability. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Education (DOE), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and internally via the University of Iowa’s Office of Vice President for Research, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, and the Colleges of Education and Public Health. Funded projects focus on HIV prevention and sexual health in college students, mental health promotion for middle and high school students, recruitment and retention of the behavioral health workforce, and utilizing participatory strategies and implementation science approaches with develop, implement, and evaluate interventions with key stakeholders.
Research Interests
- African American health
- HIV
- Substance abuse
- School mental health
- Intervention development and adaptation
- Implementation science
Affiliations
- Steering Committee Member, Health Equity Advancement Lab
- Interdisciplinary Research Affiliate, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Advancing Multimorbidity Science
In the News
- Iowa researchers receive NAMI grant to evaluate best practices in mental health engagement
- Faculty Focus: Ebonee Johnson
- Cross-campus team receives grant to deliver innovative mental health awareness training
- Thank you, UI faculty and staff, for continuing to rise to the challenge
- Johnson helps develop HIV, SUDs prevention program