Dr. Jennifer E. Johnson is the first C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University.
Dr. Jennifer E. Johnson is the first C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University.
She is a licensed clinical psychologist who conducts policy-relevant implementation and effectiveness trials of mental health and substance use interventions for vulnerable populations, including perinatal women and individuals involved in the criminal justice system. She has been Principal Investigator of 17 research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, and Co-Investigator of another 18.
Dr. Johnson’s studies include the first large randomized trial of any treatment for major depressive disorder in an incarcerated population, the first randomized trial of suicide prevention for justice-involved individuals, tests of strategies to reduce maternal mortality disparities, and a randomized trial testing strategies for scaling up an evidence-based postpartum depression prevention program in 98 prenatal clinics serving low-income women nationally.
Her overall goals are to improve well-being, increase agency, and reduce preventable suffering of women and girls, justice-involved individuals, and Flint-area citizens. Her policy goals include reducing incarceration rates and preventing gender-based violence.
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