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Carl Johnson


Sidney R. Garfield Chair in Health Sciences and Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychology

Contact Information
Office: HSA 5235
Phone: (626)457-4065
E-mail: carljohn@usc.edu

 

Education

  • B.A. Psychology, Duke University
  • Ph.D. Social Psychology, Duke University, 1/1974

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

  • Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Director, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease, , 1/1/1986-1/1/1994  
  • Associate Director for Cancer Cause and Prevention (USC) and Comprehensive Cancer Center (Los Angele, , 1/1/1983-1/1/1986  
  • Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Director, Health Behavior Research Institute, University of Southern California, 1/1/1980-1/1/1986  
  • Co-Director, Program in Cardiovascular Behavior, College of Pharmacy and School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1/1/1977-1/1/1980  
  • Assistant Professor of School of Public Health and College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 1/1/1975-1/1/1980  
  • Project Director and Research Psychologist, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., 1/1/1973-1/1/1975  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
C. Anderson Johnson is the director of USC's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (aka Institute for Preventive Research) and the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center. In addition, he is the principal investigator for TTURC Project 1, Preventing Tobacco Use Across Cultures, which assesses culturally tuned approaches to preventing tobacco smoking and exposure to smoke among the youth of different cultures in a variety of cultural settings. Dr. Johnson's current research is dedicated to understanding the determinants of health-related lifestyles and approaches to prevention of behavioral risks for disease. His research includes tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, nutritional practices and physical exercise, and communication strategies for health promotion.