Departmental Affiliations
Primary
Joint
Center & Institute Affiliations
Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH studies how psychosocial factors shape risk for unhealthy alcohol and drug use among adolescents.
Contact Info
624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 898
Baltimore
Maryland
21205
US
(410) 955-9088
Research Interests
substance use epidemiology; marijuana/cannabis; heroin/opioids; violence; adolescent health; emerging adults; vulnerable populations; trauma and adversity
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
University of North Carolina
2004
MPH
University of North Carolina
1998
BA
Spelman College
1996
Overview
Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH is Associate Professor & Vice Chair for DEI in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research addresses substance use, overdose prevention, injury and violence, adolescent/emerging adult health, and health disparities.
Honors & Awards
APHA Injury Control & Emergency Health Services Section, Excellence in Science 2022
Johns Hopkins SOURCE Service-Learning Fellow (2019-20)
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Theta Chapter (2005)
Johns Hopkins SOURCE Service-Learning Fellow (2019-20)
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Theta Chapter (2005)
Select Publications
Recent Publications
- Matson PA, Flessa SJ, Hoff A, Alinsky R, Alexander K, Lich KH, Johnson RM (2022). “What do you consider use?” Perspectives of Black youth on cannabis use. Journal of Adolescent Health. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.09.024.
- Johnson RM, Hill A, Jones V, Powell T, Dean L, Gilreath T. Racial/ethnic inequities in adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and selected health-related behaviors and problems among Maryland adolescents. Health Promotion Practice. 2022;23(6):935-940.
- Kurani S, Webb L, Cadet K, Ma M, Gibson M, Jallah N, Park JN, Johnson RM. Area-level deprivation and adverse childhood experiences among high school students in Maryland. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):811. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13205-w.
- Johnson RM, Fairman B, Gilreath T, Xuan Z, Rothman EF, Parnham T, Furr-Holden CDM. Past 15-year trends in adolescent marijuana use: differences by race/ethnicity and sex. Drug & Alcohol Dependence 2015; 155: 8-15.
- Johnson RM, Guttmannova K. Marijuana use among adolescents & emerging adults in the midst of policy change: Introduction to the special issue. Prevention Science. 2019; 20(2):179-184.
Projects
Maryland Overdose Data Collaborative