Mark Johnson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychology


(503) 352-7232
mejohnson@pacificu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1985
  • M.A., Counseling Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1982
  • B.A., Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977

Professional & Department Service

  • Research Professor, Office of Research, Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR (Current)
  • Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Psychology (1989-2012)
  • Director, Center for Behavioral Health Research and Services, University of Alaska Anchorage (1999-2012)
  • Department Chair, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Psychology (1990-1994)
  • Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Department of Applied Behavioral Studies (1985-1989)

Research Interests

  • Research and clinical ethics
  • Challenges in conducting ethical research
  • Rural healthcare disparities
  • Substance abuse
  • HIV/AIDS

Publications

Johnson, M.E., Brems, C., Hanson, B.L., Corey, S.L., Eldridge, G.D., & Mitchell, K. (in press). Conducting ethical research with correctional populations: Do researchers and IRB members know the federal regulations? Research Ethics.

Brems, C., Johnson, M. E., Metzger, J. S., & Dewane, S. L. (in press). College students' knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology.

Brems, C., Barnett, J. D., Cress Parret, V., Metzger, J. S., & Johnson, M. E. (in press). Alternative and complementary treatment needs and experiences of women with breast cancer. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Roberts, L. W. (Ed.), Brems, C., Johnson, M.E., & Smikowski, J. (2013).Community-based participatory research for improved mental health care: A manual for clinicians and researchers.New York: Springer.

Johnson, M. E., Hanson, B. L., Metzger, J. S., Brems, C., & Dewane, S. L. (2012). Changes in sexual activity following substance dependence treatment.Journal of Substance Use, 17, 340-347.

Eldridge, G. D., Robinson, R. V., Corey, S., Brems, C., & Johnson, M. E. (2012). Ethical challenges in conducting HIV/AIDS research in correctional settings. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 18, 1-10.

Johnson, M. E., Reynolds, G. L., Fisher, D. G., & Harbke, C. (2011). Vocational interests and needs of unemployedadults with severe substance abuse problems in Anchorage, Alaska. International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2, 1-10.

Eldridge, G. E., Johnson, M. E., Brems, C., & Corey, S. L. (2011). Ethical challenges in conducting psychiatric or mental health research in correctional settings. American Journal of Bioethics - Primary Research, 2, 42-51.

Chipp, C., Dewane, S., Brems, C., Johnson, M. E., Warner, T. D., & Roberts, L. (2011). "If only someone had told me…":Lessons from rural providers. Journal of Rural Health, 27, 122-130.

Brems, C., Johnson, M. E., Roberts, L. W., & Warner, T. D. (2010). Healthcare providers' reports of perceived stigma associated with HIV and AIDS in rural and urban communities. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Sciences, 9, 356-370.

Johnson, M. E., Robinson, R. V., Corey, S., Dewane, S. L., Brems, C., & Casto, D. (2010). Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of health, education, and service professionals as related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. International Journal of Public Health, 55, 627-635.

Chipp, C. L., Corey, S., Johnson, M. E., & Brems, C. (2010). Health risk factors in an adolescent psychiatric residential treatment facility. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 27, 314-325.

Johnson, M. E., Pratt, D. K., Neal, D. B., & Fisher, D. G. (2010). Drug users' test-retest reliability of self-reported alcohol use on the Risk Behavior Assessment. Substance Use and Misuse, 45, 925-935.

Napper, L. E., Fisher, D. G., Johnson, M. E., & Wood, M. M. (2010). The reliability and validity of drug users' self reports of amphetamine use among primarily heroin and cocaine users. Addictive Behaviors, 35, 350-354.

Napper, L. E., Fisher, D. G., Reynolds, G. L, & Johnson, M. E. (2010). HIV risk behavior self-report reliability at different recall periods. AIDS and Behavior, 14, 152-161.

Smikowski, J., Dewane, S., Johnson, M. E., Brems, C., Bruss, C., & Roberts, L. W. (2009). Community-based participatory research for improved mental health. Ethics and Behavior, 19, 461-478.

Brems, C., Dewane, S., Johnson, M. E., & Eldridge, G. D. (2009). Brief motivational interventions for HIV/STI risk reduction among individuals receiving alcohol detoxification. AIDS Education and Prevention, 21, 397-414.

Brems, C., & Johnson, M.E. (2009).Self care in the context of threats of violence or self-harm from clients. In E. R. Welfel & J. Worth (Eds.), The duty to protect: Ethical, legal, and professional considerations in risk assessment and intervention. (pp. 211-228).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Brems, C., & Johnson, M.E. (2009).Self care in the context of threats of violence or self-harm from clients. In E. R. Welfel & J. Worth (Eds.), The duty to protect: Ethical, legal, and professional considerations in risk assessment and intervention. (pp. 211-228).Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Roberts, L. W., Johnson, M. E., Brems, C., & Warner, T. D. (2008). When providers and patients come from different backgrounds: Perceived value of additional training on ethical care practices. Transcultural Psychiatry, 45, 553-565.

Johnson, M. E., Chipp, C., Brems, C., & Neal, D. B. (2008). Receiver operating characteristics for the Brief Symptom Inventory Depression, Paranoid Ideation, and Psychoticism scales in a large sample of clinical inpatients. Psychological Reports, 102, 695-705.

Chipp, C., Johnson, M. E., Brems, C., Warner, T. D., & Roberts, L. W. (2008). Adaptations to healthcare barriers as reported by rural and urban providers. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 19, 532-549.

Psychology