Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, PhD

Dr. Sarah Lindstrom Johnson is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University. She earned her PhD in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research centers on the development and implementation of research–practice partnerships with youth-serving organizations, including K–12 schools, youth development organizations, and healthcare systems. Through this work, Dr. Lindstrom Johnson examines how educational engagement and attainment function as protective mechanisms that reduce health-risk behaviors, while also advancing the creation of organizational contexts and environments in which adults are equipped to provide consistent, developmentally appropriate, and supportive relationships for young people. Her current work has centered on the role of school climate as well as understanding how we can better equip school personnel to support psychosocial needs. Dr. Lindstrom Johnson’s research has been funded by federal agencies (the Institute of Education Sciences, the Department of Justice, and the National Institutes of Health), foundations, and local government contracts.