Sandy A. Johnson
Research Fellow
Sandy Johnson holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from Tulane
University and a B.A. in East Asian Studies and Film Production
from the University of Southern California. Her research explores
the interaction of environmental and social change on human well-being.
Dr. Johnson trained as a geographer and social epidemiologist. Her
initial work examined malaria patterns in the context of policy,
social and landscape change in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Johnson
completed a National Institute of Health post-doc at Louisiana State
University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. There, she worked
on NIH-funded clinical research projects relating to substance abuse,
HIV/AIDS and health disparities, and contextual determinants of
STDs in domestic, low-income, minority communities. She was also
a visiting scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Dr. Johnson currently directs the Bachelor of Arts Program in International
Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University
of Denver, where she is also a lecturer in development and global
health.
Her current projects focus on the system dynamics of human development,
environment and health; social vulnerability and health outcomes
in conflict settings; and disaster-related vulnerabilities and resiliencies.
Other interests include tourism and health; infectious disease and
development; and health and social justice. Her book “Challenges
of Health and Development: Spatial, Political and Geographic Perspectives”
will be published by Springer Publishing in 2010 Fall.
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