Education: BS in Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Mo.;BSN, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.;MSN in Gerontological Nursing, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.; Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver, Colo.

Certification/Focus: Frail Elderly, Memory Loss (delirium and dementia)

Courses Currently Teaching: Pathophysiology; Frail Elderly

Professional Organizations: Sigma Theta Tau, ANA

Rank: Associate Professor

Other: Dr. Johnson is active as a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association on the Speaker’s Bureau. She has conducted and published research on gerontological nursing and nursing theory.