ANTHONY M. JOHNSON
Department of Sociology | Northwestern University 1810 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60208 | [email protected] | Phone: 913.378.3986
EDUCATION Current Doctoral Student, Sociology Northwestern University, Evanston IL
2013 Master of Arts (M.A.), Sociology Northwestern University, Evanston IL Thesis: Constructing Cultural Citizenship: Puerto Rican Islanders in Science Research Training Programs in the U.S. Committee: Celeste Watkins-Hayes (chair) and Anthony S. Chen (reader)
2011 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology (with departmental honors) University of Kansas, Lawrence KS Thesis: Examining Social Interactions among Faculty and African American Students Advisor: Shirley A. Hill
RESEARCH INTERESTS Sociology of education; higher education; race, class, and gender inequalities, culture, science, qualitative methods
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE May 2012 – Research Assistant, Scientific Careers Research and Development Group, Present Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Project Supervisors: Rick McGee and Michelle Naffziger-Hirsch. Currently collaborating on an evaluation of The Endocrine Network for Undergraduate Research and Career Development Opportunities, an initiative designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students in biomedical research careers.
Aug 2009 – Research Assistant, Work Group for Community Health and Development, July 2011 University of Kansas. Faculty Supervisor: Jomella Watson-Thompson.
June 2010 – Research Fellow, Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), University of July 2010 Michigan. Faculty mentor: Phillip J. Bowman. Paper title: “The Relations between Faculty Support and Successful Student Development”
June 2009 – Research Fellow, McNair Scholars Program, University of Kansas. Faculty mentor: July 2009 John L. Rury. Paper title: “Parental Influence on African-American Male Pursuit of Higher Education”
Aug 2008 – Research Assistant, Clinical Child Psychology Lab, University of Kansas. Faculty Dec 2008 supervisor: Yo Jackson.
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Johnson, Anthony. 2013. “No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men’s Work” by Adia Harvey Wingfield (Book Review). SSSP Racial and Ethnic Minorities Fall 2013 Newsletter.
Johnson, Anthony, Michelle Naffziger-Hirsch, and Rick McGee. 2013 and 2012. “MAP Evaluation Report.” Chicago, IL: Scientific Careers Research and Development Group, Northwestern University.
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Watson-Thompson, Jomella, Marvia Jones, Jeffrey Colvin, Tracie McClendon-Cole, Daniel Schober, and Anthony Johnson. 2013. “Supporting a Community-Based Participatory Evaluation Approach to Violence Prevention in Kansas City” Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 41(3): 155-166.
Watson-Thompson, Jomella, Marvia Jones, and Anthony Johnson. 2011. “Aim4Peace Annual Evaluation Report.” Lawrence, KS: Work Group for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas.
PRESENTATIONS “The Endocrine Network for Undergraduate Research and Career Development Opportunities: A model for broad training partnerships.” Understanding Interventions Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 2014.
“Constructing Cultural Citizenship: Puerto Rican Islanders in Science Research Training Programs in the U.S.” Eastern Sociological Society Conference, Baltimore, MD, February 2014.
“What’s the big deal about College?” With Kevin Mohammed. MO-KAN-NE Pre-College Student Leadership Conference, Avila University, Kansas City, MO, August 2011.
“Examining the Social Interactions among Faculty and African American Students at a Midwestern Research University.” KU Honors Program Research Symposium, Lawrence, KS, April 2011.
“Relations between Faculty Support and Successful Student Development.” SROP Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, August 2010.
“Relations between Faculty Support and Successful Student Development.” CIC/SROP Research Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, July 2010.
“Effective Planning, Self-Advocacy, and Self-Motivation: Essential Keys for Future Success.” MO-KAN- NE Adult Student Leadership Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 2009.
“Parental Influence on African-American Male Pursuit of Higher Education.” McNair Research Symposium, Lawrence, KS, July 2009.
RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
2013 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (Honorable Mention)
2011 University Fellowship, The Graduate School (TGS), Northwestern University
2010 Undergraduate Research Award (Amount: $750), University Honors Program, University of Kansas
2010 Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), University of Michigan
HONORS AND AWARDS 2011 Black Student Union Student Leader Award, Office of Multicultural Affairs, University of Kansas
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Affairs, University of Kansas
2011 Alpha Kappa Delta Beta Chapter International Honor Society for Sociology, University of Kansas.
2011 Exemplary Summer Research Citation, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), University of Michigan
2009 - 2011 Grad Prep Academy, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
2008 - 2011 Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, University of Kansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant, SOC 310: The Family & Social Learning (Karrie A. Snyder), Northwestern University
Winter 2013 Teaching Assistant, SOC 327: Youth & Society (Karrie A. Snyder), Northwestern University
Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant, SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology (Mary Pattillo), Northwestern University
Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant, SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology (Anthony Chen), Northwestern University
Dec. 2009 Guest Instructor, PRE 101 Orientation Seminar, University of Kansas,
June 2009 Guest Instructor, Upward Bound Summer Institute, University of Kansas
COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE Co-President, Black Graduate Student Association, Northwestern University, September 2012 – August 2013.
Mentor, Chicago Scholars Foundation, Chicago IL, May 2012 – Present.
REFERENCES Available Upon Request
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