Jolene Johnson, EdS, EdD
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Education and Child Development
Associate Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Education and Child Development
Jolene Johnson, MS, EdS, EdD, is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and director of Munroe-Meyer Institute's Department of Education and Child Development Department.
Johnson has extensive experience in program evaluation and is the current principal investigator for multiple projects including the current State Personnel Development Grant for Nebraska, Nebraska 21st Century Community Learning Centers and the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties, encompassing 11 school districts including Omaha Public Schools. Additionally, she is the principal investigator for a three-year grant examining executive function, early science practices and social-emotional practices across 13 national high-quality early childhood sites.
- Doctorate: Educational Administration and Supervision, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2014.
- EdS: School Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2004.
- MS: School Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2002.
- BA: Psychology, Northwestern College, 1999.
Johnson provides consultation and program evaluation through the UNMC Department of Education and Child Development.
Primary Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute
- After-school programs.
- Early childhood teachers and burnout.
- Executive function development and impact of interventions.
- Mindfulness practices with students and teachers.
- International Congress on Infant Studies.
- Metropolitan Community College Early Childhood Education Advisory Committee.
- Society for Research on Child Development.
- UNMC Faculty Senate.
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
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