Aaron Johnson
Dir, Inst Public&Prevent Hlth
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
School of Public Health
Department of Community & Behavioral Health Sciences
The Graduate School
Other Duties
Dir, Inst Public&Prevent Hlth, Community & Behavioral Health Sciences
Education
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Ph.D., Sociology
University of Georgia, 2000
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MA, Sociology
University of Georgia, 1995
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BS, Sociology
Presbyterian College, 1993
Certifications
Awards & Honors
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Education/Teaching Pedagogy Poster Award (with CR McKinnon, P Cromer, M Hicks)
International Society of Psychiatric Nurses Annual Conference, 2017
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Invited Plenary
Carolina Undergraduate Social Science Symposium, 2016
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Faculty – 7th Annual NIDA Office of Special Populations Addiction Research Training Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine, 2014
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Fellow – 13th Annual OBSSR/NHLBI Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute, Office of Behavioral Sciences & Social Research, 2013
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Best Abstract (Program and Curricula)
Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, 2012
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Societal and Individual-level Impact of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Social Aspects of Mental Health/ Mental Illness
Research Methods
Quantitative Methods/ Statistics
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Drug screening and changing marijuana policy: Validation of new single question drug screening tools, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Alcohol and drug screening and brief intervention behaviors among advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) students in clinical settings, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Effects of substance use screening and brief intervention on health-related quality of life, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Integrating substance use content in an “overcrowded” nursing curriculum, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Narcan (naloxone nasal spray) availability in Georgia retail pharmacies, 2018
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Integration of behavioral health services into primary healthcare
Use of technology in behavior change interventions
Provider attitudes toward working with patients with behavioral health diagnoses
Occupations and professions in behavioral health
Interaction between substance use and other risky health-related behaviors
Department Service
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Director – Correctional Health Research Program
2016 - Present
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Academic Program Development Committee
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Department Chair Search Committee – Department of Psychological Sciences
2017 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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Department Chair Search Committee – Department of Psychological Sciences
2016 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
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Graduate Program Committee
2014 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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Vice Chair - Institutional Review Board (Social and Behavioral Sciences) – Augusta University
2017 - Present
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Training and Marketing Subcommittee - Augusta University Students for Community Involvement
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Institutional Review Board - Augusta University
2014 - 2017
Role: Committee Member
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Research Committee - Mercer University School of Medicine
2013 - 2014
Role: Committee Member
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Clinical Research Committee
2009 - 2014
Role: Committee Member
Professional Service
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Evaluation Chair – Association for Medical Education & Research in Substance Abuse
2017 - Present
Role: Chairperson
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Conference Host and Chair, Program Committee – Addiction Health Services Research Annual Conference
2018 - 2018
Role: Chairperson
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Human Research Committee - College on Problems of Drug Dependence
2015 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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Georgia Council on Substance Abuse and Georgians for a Health Future – Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention capacity building grant
2015 - 2017
Role: Other
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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
- 2016
Role: Reviewer
