About me
Dr. Johnson is a full-time lecturer at Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. Additionally, at ODU she serves as the program coordinator for the Adaptive Curriculum Certification track where she helps advise graduate students seeking an endorsement or master's degree in special education. Dr. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland, a Master of Education degree in Elementary Education from Louisiana Tech University, and an Ed.D. in Special Education from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Dr. Johnson currently serves as the co-chair of the Teacher as Researcher Special Interest Group (TAR-SIG) of the American Education Research Association (AERA) where she works to facilitate the process of peer review and selecting the programming for the annual conference. She also serves as the current President of the Tennessee Valley Toastmasters Club and is an Ocean Friendly Gardens Lead Volunteer for the Virginia Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.