Professor | sharon_johnson@umsl.edu | 314-516-6385
Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the School of Social Work in the fall of 1999. She received a B.A. degree in social work from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, and an M.S.W. and a Ph.D. in social work from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biostatistics and psychiatric epidemiology, and she received a Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology (M.P.E.) degree from Washington University's School of Medicine.
During her academic pursuits, she received the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship, NIMH Minority Supplement, and she was an NIMH graduate trainee. Her dissertation research was selected to receive a Social Work Dissertation Award and was presented at the prestigious Social Work Doctoral Research Symposium.
She has worked in the social work field as a case manager for adults with mild mental retardation who were living independently within the community, and she has worked as a sentencing specialist for Missouri’s Public Defender System. She has several publications that focus on the mental health and social functioning of African Americans, adolescents, and urban samples. Dr. Johnson’s current research focuses on adolescents of substance-using mothers and the role of their biological fathers.
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About Sharon Johnson
Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the School of Social Work in the fall of 1999. She received a B.A. degree in social work from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, and an M.S.W. and a Ph.D. in social work from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biostatistics and psychiatric epidemiology, and she received a Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology (M.P.E.) degree from Washington University's School of Medicine.
During her academic pursuits, she received the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship, NIMH Minority Supplement, and she was an NIMH graduate trainee. Her dissertation research was selected to receive a Social Work Dissertation Award and was presented at the prestigious Social Work Doctoral Research Symposium.
She has worked in the social work field as a case manager for adults with mild mental retardation who were living independently within the community, and she has worked as a sentencing specialist for Missouri’s Public Defender System. She has several publications that focus on the mental health and social functioning of African Americans, adolescents, and urban samples. Dr. Johnson’s current research focuses on adolescents of substance-using mothers and the role of their biological fathers.
| 2016 - Present | Dean, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ School of Social Work | |
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| 2014 - Present | Director, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ BSW Program, School of Social Work | |
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| 2014 - Present | Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ School of Social Work | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Epidemiology, Survey Design, Interviews, Focus Groups, Community-based Participatory Research, Community Needs Assessment, Public Data Set: American College Health Association (ACHA), Restricted Data Set: National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), Evaluation Methods: Quasi Experimental Designs and Mixed Methods, Mental Health, Trauma Exposure, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Adolescent Mental Health, HIV-risk among Women and African Americans, Trauma Exposure and PTSD, and Comorbid Substance Use Disorders
Grants
| 2015 - 2018 | Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Professional Student Training |
| SAMHSA - 1H79T1026013-01 | |
| Inter-university Collaboration | |
| Role: Co-principal Investigator | |
| 2014 - 2017 | Behavioral Health WorkfaceEnhancement Training |
| Health Resources and Services Administration - G02HP27945 | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2015 - 2015 | St. Louis County Justice Reform Project |
| MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice | |
| Challenge Planning Grant | |
| Role: Co-investigator | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Jennings High School Site-based Health Clinic Project |
| The SPOT, Washington University in St. Louis | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2013 - 2014 | Academic Intentions of Transfer-involved Youth |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | |
| Public Policy Research Center Faculty Fellow Award | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Applied Research Collaborative Project |
| St. Louis County's Children's Service Funds Needs Assessment | |
| Role: Co-investigator | |
| 2011 - 2013 | Community Mentoring Services Program Evaluation |
| Area Resources for Community and Human Services | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2010 - 2013 | Project Research to Action in Mentoring |
| Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice - 2010-JU-FX-0114 | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2009 - 2010 | The Safe Date Project Evaluation |
| Hoyleton Youth and Family Services | |
| Role: Co-principal Investigator | |
| 2004 - 2010 | Developmental Psychology and Maternal Substance Use |
| National Institute of Mental Health - 1K01 MH067771 | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2006 - 2009 | The Father Factor in Research with Adolescents |
| University of Missouri System Research Board | |
| Role: Principle Investigator | |
| 2002 - 2005 | National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, Level III Site |
| SAMSHA | |
| Role: Diversity Liaison | |
| Colleague(s): J. Wherry | |
| 2002 - 2002 | Quantitative Analysis of Violence among Substance-abusing Women |
| University of Missouri-St. Louis | |
| Faculty Research Award | |
| Role: Principle Investigator |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2009 - Present | Director, Center for Family Research and Policy, School of Social Work, University of Missouri-St. Louis | 2000 - 2003 | Post-doctoral Fellow, Biostatistics and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Washington University School of Medicine | 1997 - 1999 | Project Coordinator, Choices of Life for Adolescent Success Study, School of Social Work, Washington University | 1997 - 1998 | Data Analyst, Social Work Career Development Group, School of Social Work, Washington University | 1991 - 1995 | Sentencing Specialist, Missouri State Public Defender System | 1991 - 1992 | Research Assistant, Comparative Assessment of the Sex-role Attitudes of African-American Women, Washington University | 1990 - 1991 | Social Worker, Guardian Angel Settlement Association | 1990 - 1991 | Trainee, Minority Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington University | 1991 | Research Assistant, Evaluation of a Motivational Gang Prevention Program, School of Social Work, Washington University | 1989 - 1990 | Case Administrator, Lutheran Child & Family Services |
Honors and Awards
- Pre-doctoral Research Award, National Institute of Mental Health Minority Supplement to Mental Health Services: Youth Access and Utilization Project, Washington University, School of Social Work, 1996-1999
Courses
- Social Work Practice with Individuals
- Ethnic Minorities' Health and Mental Health
- Research Methods and Analysis
| 2002 | MPE, Washington University in St. Louis ‐ Psychiatric Epidemiology | |
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| 1999 | PhD, Washington University in St. Louis ‐ Social Work | |
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| 1992 | MSW, Washington University in St. Louis ‐ Social Work | |
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| 1989 | BASW, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ‐ Social Work | |
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