President-Elect CV

Professional Experience

Salem Academy and College, Winston Salem, NC
July 2021-June 2025

• President
• Professor of Health Sciences

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
August 2013-June 2021

• Founding Dean, School of Health Sciences (2018-2021)
• Chair, University Strategic Plan Steering Committee (2021) University COVID-19 Coordinator (2020-2021)
• Co-Chair, College of Arts & Sciences Restructure Task Force (2018)
• Founding Chair, Department of Health Sciences (2015-2018)
• Co-Chair, Academic Program Review Task Force (2015-2017)
• Director, Master in Healthcare Administration Program (2014-2021)

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
January 2012-July 2018

• Director for MA and D.Bioethics Program Capstone Courses Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy

The Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO & University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 
January 2010-December 2011

• Founding Director, Certificate in Clinical Ethics & Health Policy

The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB), Philadelphia, PA 
August 2008-August 2012

• 2011-2012: Co-Editor-in-Chief, AJOB
• 2008-2011: Executive Editor, AJOB, AJOB Neuroscience & AJOB Primary Research

Albany Medical College, Albany NY
January 2007-July 2008

• Founding Director of Graduate Studies, Alden March Bioethics Institute
• Director, Ethics of Novel Technologies, Research, & Innovation (ENTRI) Program

Education

2021-2022
Certificate, New Presidents Seminar
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

2018
Certificate, Management Development Program
Harvard University, Graduate School of Education

2003-2007
Ph.D., Health Policy and Management
The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health

2001-2002
Undergraduate Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Worcester College of Oxford University

1999-2003
B.A., Philosophy Summa Cum Laude
B.A., Bioethics Summa Cum Laude
Indiana University Bloomington, College of Arts & Sciences

Selected Senior Administrative Accomplishments

Salem Academy and College

• Improved Forbes College Financial Grade from C to A- in 2023
• Washington Monthly Top 25 National Liberal Arts College Ranking in 2023
• Increased incoming class size by over 400% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
• Increased total undergraduate enrollment for the first time in 10 years in Fall 2023 and achieved an additional 10% growth in 2024
• Achieved largest number of applications in institutional history (two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024)
• Developed a new institutional three-year strategic plan in six months
• Created real estate development plan for campus boutique hotel and conference center
• Reduced total institutional debt by $2.4M in year 1
• Established presidential health leadership scholarship program with 19 Salem Scholars enrolling in Fall 2022
• Secured first federal grant in institutional history ($750,000 grant from NASA)
• Completed institutional 250th anniversary fundraising campaign ahead of schedule and exceeded goal by $3M (total giving: $15.5M)
• Secured institution's largest donation of $5M (tie)
• Secured anonymous donation of $2.5M in the first month of presidency
• Created eleven new academic programs in three years
• Successfully hired institution's first Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Established institution's first Campus Climate survey
• Restructured Board governance and committees with new bylaws in 12 months
• Revised Mission, Vision and Values Statements for Salem College in one year
• Successfully completed decennial reaffirmation process with SACSCOC in first year of presidency

University of New Haven

University Strategic Plan Steering Committee, Chair

• Led 14-member steering committee
• Conducted university wide stakeholder survey
• Created university strategic planning website

University COVID-19 Coordinator 

Strategic Planning

• Developed Phase 1, 2 and 3 reopening plans for the University
• Led the University's COVID Task Force of 20+ university staff and faculty
• Developed contingency plans for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
• Developed more than 30 COVID related policies and SOPs
• Oversaw $1OM operating budget for COVID related costs 

Operations Management

• Managed phased reopening of University campus from May through August 2020
• Managed and contained COVID-19 campus outbreak of more than 140 active cases at one time in Fall 2020
• Created 3 new FTE to support COVID operations
• Implemented use of CoVerified app for campus access management
• Managed operations of isolation housing, student quarantine, and study in place full campus quarantine
• Conducted all spoken and written communications related to COVID-19 for the campus

Health Affairs

• Managed weekly COVID-19 testing operations of more than 2000 tests per week with Yale New Haven Health System and Yale School of Medicine
• Coordinated clinical relationship with Northeast Medical Group (YNHH) for the provision of health services for COVID-19 care
• Coordinated relationships between local and state public health authorities and developed policies related to official and unofficial guidance

Dean, School of Health Sciences

• Supervised 85+ faculty (21 full-time and over 60 part-time) and 3 departments
• Grew full-time faculty by 30% in one year
• Supervised Dean's Office staff of 5 FT employees
• Created 10 new academic degree programs in first 2 years as Dean
• Created Health Professions Advising Center and Pre-Medical Studies Designation
• Obtained ACEND Accreditation for Dietetic Internship Program
• Developed 11 articulation agreements with local community colleges
• Grew total enrollment by 31% in first two years as Dean
• Grew student credit hours by 41% in first two years as Dean
• Increased net financial contribution to university bottom line by 14% in one year
• Raised over $200,000 in first two years for Dean's Excellence Fund

Chair, Department of Health Sciences

• Created Department of Health Sciences charter establishing university's first university-wide department
• Appointed 25 faculty members across disciplines to 3-year joint appointments
• Developed courses in the university's core curriculum
• Created $250,000 Health Sciences Simulation Laboratory facility
• Presented success story of Health Sciences to Standard & Poor's Evaluation Team
• Created department Strategic Plan including program growth targets and new program development
• Conducted feasibility study for new clinical programs including Physician Assistant Studies Program and MS in Health Analytics Program
• Created university-wide Health Professions Speaker Series
• Created undergraduate Pre-Health Professions Program as pre-medical advising program
• Created and launched BS in Health Sciences major (over 150 applicants in year 1 and 25 majors in first AY)

Honors and Awards

National and Regional

• 2024 - Triad Business Journal Outstanding Woman in Business
• 2021-2023 - Triad Business Journal "Power Player" Recipient (3 times)
• 201 - Connecticut Magazine "40 Under 40" Award Recipient
• 2018 - Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences "20 Under 40" Award
• 2018 - Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Leadership in Healthcare Award
• 2018 - Connecticut ACE Women's Network Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Award (Nominee)
• 2017 - Connecticut Technology Council Women of Innovation Academic Innovation Award (Finalist)
• 2014 - American College of Health Care Executives Regent's Award for Distinguished Faculty

University of New Haven

• 2021 - Undergraduate Student Government Association Faculty/ Staff Member of the Year Award
• 2021 - Graduate Student Council Faculty Proclamation Award
• 2021 - Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Citation for Meritorious Service
• 2017 - University Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2017, 2016 - College of Business Teaching Excellence Award (Nominee)
• 2017, 2016 - University Faculty Excellence in Experiential Education Award (Nominee)
• 2017, 2016 - University Faculty Excellence in Leadership and Service (Nominee)
• 2016 - University Excellence in Teaching Award (Nominee)
• 2016 - Upsilon Phi Delta National Healthcare Administration Honor Society

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

• 2007 - Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Alpha Chapter
  2004 -  Marcia G. Pines Award in Bioethics and Health Policy
  2003-2006 - Jacob K. Javits Graduate Fellowship in Philosophy (Full Doctoral Fellowship)
  2003 - J. William Fulbright Scholarship (Awarded)

Indiana University Bloomington

• 2003-1999 - Lilly Endowment (Full Tuition Four-Year Scholarship)
• 2003-1999 - Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List (all semesters)
• 2003 - Golden Key
• 2003 - Phi Eta Sigma & Departmental Honors in Philosophy
• 2003 - Herman B. Wells Most Outstanding Senior Award
• 2003 - Richard D. Young Award for Development of Individualized Major
• 2001 - Chancellor's Scholar
• 2000 - National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• 1999 - Indiana University Valedictorian Scholarship

Licensing/Certifications

• 2012 - Certified in Public Health, National Board of Public Health Examiners (recertified until 2026)

Board Membership

• 2024-  Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Board of Directors
• 2024-  Novant Health Triad Region Board of Trustees
• 2023-  NC Biotech Piedmont Triad Advisory Board
• 2023-  REACH Women's Network Advisory Board
• 2021-  Women's College Coalition
• 2021-  Winston Salem Alliance / Greater Winston Salem Inc
• 2021-  Old Salem, Inc Board of Trustees
• 2021-  USA South Athletic Conference President's Council
• 2017  HIMSS External Advisory Forum for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Innovators
• 2017  Connecticut Hospital Association Advisory Committee for the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Comprehensive Education and Needs Training
  (NASCENT)
• 2008-2010  Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board and Ethics Advisory Board
• 2008    NanoBio 2008 Advisory Board, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 2008    NY Institutional Stem Cell Review Committee ("ISCR"), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Editorships and Editorial Boards

• 2013-  Frontiers in ELSI in Science and Genetics, Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member
• 2014-2016  Ethics and Behavior, Editorial Board Member

Grants and Contracts

• 2019  Johnson McGee, S. CHCI Campus Opioid Awareness Grant. $20,000
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S. "Milford Hospital - University of New Haven Strategic Partnership." Contract of $20,000 for AY 2015-2016.
• 2010    Barohn, Rand Aaronson, L. "HICTR CTSA Application." National Institutes of Health (Johnson McGee S., Ethics Section Contributor).
• 2010-2011  Johnson McGee, S. Contract with Center for Practical Bioethics for CCE Program. 50% FTE per year. Funds Requested: $65,000 per year. Funded.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

• 2017  Harichandran, R; Kench B; McGee S; Collura M: Nocito-Gobel, J, & Skipton, C. "Establishment of Innovative Shared Departments to Advance Interdisciplinary Education." American Society for Engineering Education. Conference Proceedings from the 17th Annual Meeting. Paper 17652. Columbus, OH. June 24-27, 2017.
• 2016  Tobin, D, Keough-Forte, K, and Johnson McGee, S. "Breaking the Pain "Contract": Improving the Controlled Substance Agreement for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy." Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 83(11): 827-835.
• 2015  Edwin, A, Edwin, F and Johnson McGee, S. "Ethical Dilemmas Relating To The Management Of A Newborn With Down Syndrome And Severe Congenital Heart Disease In A Resource-Poor Setting." Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. 5(3): 277-286.
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S and Silverman, RD. "Treatment Agreements, Informed Consent, and the Role of State Medical Boards in Opioid Prescribing." Pain Medicine. 2015, January. 16(1): 25-29.
• 2014  Edwin, A, Johnson McGee, S, Opare-Lokko, E, and Gyakobo MK. "A structured approach to end-of-life decision making improves quality of care for patients with terminal illness in a teaching hospital in Ghana." American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. November 2 2014.
• 2014  Brown, Nancy C and Johnson McGee S. "Conceptualizing Boundaries for the Professionalization of Healthcare Ethics Practice: A Call for Empirical Research." HEC Forum. 26(2). Dec 2014, 325-41.
• 2014  Hebron, Allison and Johnson McGee S. "Precedent Autonomy Should Be Respected in Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions." Journal of Medical Ethics. Oct 2014, 714-16.
• 2011. Goldberg, D and Johnson McGee S. "Pain as a Global Public Health Priority." BMC Public Health. September 2011. 11:770.
• 2011  Johnson McGee S, Kaylor BO, Emmott H, and Christopher M. "Defining Chronic Pain Ethics." Pain Medicine. Sep; 12(9):1376-84.
• 2011   Johnson McGee S. "The Ideology and Politicization in Public Bioethics." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. January. January 2011. Vol. 20, Issue 1: 1-20.
• 2008  Taylor Hand Johnson S. "The Ethics of Population-Based Research."
  Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. Summer. 35(2): 295-299.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Nanomedicine: Is It Hype, Will It Harm, or Will It Heal?" Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. December. 3(4): 354.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Making Public Bioethics Public: The Legitimacy and Authority of Commissions." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. October, 17(2): 143-152.
• 2007  Bawa R, and Johnson S. "The Ethical Dimensions of Nanomedicine." Medical Clinics of North America. 91(5): 881-888. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Press.
• 2007  Engelman, M; and Johnson S. "Population Aging and International Development." Developing World Bioethics. April 7(1): 8-18.
• 2007  Johnson S, and McGee, G. "Nanotechnologies in Health Care: A Needs Assessment Regarding Ethics and Policy in Nanomedicine." Harvard Health Policy Review. 8(10): 46-54.
• 2006  Johnson S. "Multiple Roles and Successes in Public Bioethics: A Response to the Public Forum Critique of National Bioethics Commissions." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. 16(2): 173-188.
• 2006  Johnson S. "Ethics in Nanomedicine: A Needs-Assessment and Proposals for the Future." Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine. December. 2(4): 284-285.
• 2006  Johnson S; and Burger I. "Limitations and Justifications for Analogical Reasoning." American Journal of Bioethics. 6(6): 59.
• 2005  Johnson S; Kass NE; Natowicz M. "Disclosure of Personal Medical Information: Differences among Parents and Affected Adults for Genetic and Non-genetic Conditions." Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 9(3): 269-280.

Peer Reviewed Encyclopedia & Book Chapters

• 2020  Bawa, R and Johnson-McGee, S. "Overview of Ethical Issues in Nanomedicine." The Road from Nanomedicine to Precision Medicine. Edited by Shaker Mousa, Raj Bawa and Gerald Audette. Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2020. (forthcoming)
• 2016  Taylor H.A., Faden R.R., Kass N.E. and McGee S. (2016) The Ethics of Public Health Research: Moral Obligations to Communities. Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier. 09-Feb-2016 doi: 10.1016/B978- 0-12-801238-3.98832-9.
• 2014. Johnson McGee S and Goodwin, J. "The History of Bioethics Commissions." Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 4th ed. Bruce Jennings, Editor. MacMillan Publishers. May 2014.
• 2012  Johnson McGee S. "Nanotechnology." Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics.
  Chapter 44. Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
• 2009  Taylor H, Johnson S, Faden R, Kass N. The Ethics of Public Health Research: Moral Obligations to Communities, pp. 498-503 in Heggenhougen and Quah: International Encyclopedia of Public Health (2009), Vol. 2, Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
• 2008  Bawa R, and Johnson S. "Emerging Issues in Nanomedicine and Ethics" in Fritz Allhoff and Patrick Lin (eds.), Nanoethics: Emerging Debates (Dordrecht: Springer).
• 2008  Meslin EM and Johnson S. National Bioethics Commissions and Research Ethics. Chapter 19. Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics. New York: Oxford University Press.

Refereed Presentations

• 2019  Johnson McGee, S, Prajer, R, and Guastello, S. "University of New Haven Planetree Higher Education Pilot: On A Mission to Expand Our Mission." Association of Schools of Allied and Health Professions (ASAHP) Annual Meeting. Charleston SC. October 16, 2019.
• 2016  Johnson McGee, S, McGee Glenn, and Sahler, Courtney. "Using a University-Hospital Strategic Partnership to Engage Alumni, Industry, Hospital Leadership, and Boards in a MHA Capstone Course." Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO. June 24th, 2016.
• 2015. Johnson McGee, S. "Population Health Management: The Convergence of Public Health, Healthcare, and Health Administration." American Public Health Association 2015 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November 2, 2015.
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S. "Developing a Curriculum in Population Health Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Graduate Healthcare Administration Programs." American Public Health Association 2015 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November 2, 2015.
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S and McGee, G. "E-cigarette Ethics: The Precautionary Principle and Harm Reduction As a Basis for an E-Cigarette Ban." American Public Health Association 2015 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. November 2, 2015.
• 2014. Johnson McGee, S and McGee, Glenn. "Ethics Education for Healthcare Administrators: Challenges and Opportunities for Thinking Differently about Health Care Ethics." American Public Health Association 2014 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. November 18th, 2014.
• 2014  Forte, Kristen Keough and Johnson McGee, S. "Ethics of Opioid Contracts as a Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy." Poster Presentation. American Public Health Association 2014 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. November 18th, 2014.
• 2014  Johnson McGee S. "To Sign or Not to Sign: Treatment Agreements, Informed Consent and the Role of State Medical Boards in Opioid Prescribing." Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 2014 Annual Meeting. February 28, 2014. Jacksonville, FL.
• 2011  Johnson McGee S. "Chronic Pain: A Public Health Ethics or Clinical Ethics Issue?" American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Paper Presentation. 2011 Annual Meeting, October 15th, 2011.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Bioethics Commissions East and West: Deliberations on Genetics at the National Level." International Conference on Genethics. Sponsored by Hong Kong Baptist University and Oxford University.
  December 11-13th, 2007.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Big Fears of Small Things: Beyond Risk and Safety for the Ethics of Nanotechnologies". NanoBio 2007 Conference. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. September 17th, 2007.
• 2006  Johnson S. "Can Empirical Bioethics Do More Than Describe? The Potential Contributions of Empirical Data to Ethical Theory and Concepts in Bioethics." ASBH Annual Meeting. October 26th, 2006.
• 2006  Johnson, S. "A Needs Assessment for Ethics in Nanomedicine." American Academy of Nanomedicine Annual Meeting. September 9th, 2006.
• 2006. Johnson S. "Governmental Impacts of Presidential Bioethics Commissions." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting. April 22nd, 2006.
• 2006  Johnson, S. "Multiple Roles and Successes of Bioethics Commissions." Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting. March 3rd, 2006.
   

Editorials and Book Reviews

• 2011  Johnson McGee S. "To Friend or Not to Friend: The Ethics of Social Networking for Healthcare Professionals." The American Journal of Bioethics. August 2011. 11(8): 3-4.
• 2011. Johnson McGee S. "STDs and Contact Tracing: There's not an App for That." The American Journal of Bioethics. The American Journal of Bioethics. May 2011.
• 2010 Johnson McGee S. "Getting Unstuck: Rubber Bands and Public Health."
  The American Journal of Bioethics. 10( 12): 1-2.
• 2010. Johnson S. "Disaster in the Gulf: Public Health and Public Responsibility." The American Journal of Bioethics. 10(7): 1-2.
• 2010  Johnson S. "Research, Research, Everywhere, and There's Even a Blog to Read! A Review of Nancy Walton's The Research Ethics Blog." AJOB Primary Research 1(1).
• 2009  Johnson S. "The Era of Nanomedicine and Nanoethics: Has It Come, Is It Still Coming, Or Will It Pass Us By?" The American Journal of Bioethics.
  9(10): 1-2.
• 2009  Johnson S. "Welcome to the Bioethics Presidency." The American Journal of Bioethics. 9(2). 1-2.
• 2008   Johnson S. "Federalism, Federalism Everywhere." The American Journal of Bioethics. 8(11): 1.
• 2007  McGee G, and Johnson S. "Has the Spread of HPV Marketing Conveyed Immunity to Common Sense?" American Journal of Bioethics. 7(7): 1.
• 2007  Review: Johnson S, Hills K, and McGee G. "On Race and Organ Markets." Nature Medicine. Black Markets: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts. April. 13(4): 401.
• 2007  Johnson, S. "Making Up is Hard to Do." Hastings Center Report. March­ April.

Selected Invited Presentations

• 2015  Johnson McGee, S. "E-cigarette Ethics: Harm Reduction and Regulation in Public Health Policy." Loyola University Bioethics LIVE! Speaker Series. May 6th, 2015.
• 2015. Johnson McGee, S. "E-cigarette Ethics: Harm Reduction and the Precautionary Principle in Regulating Public Health Threats." UNH College of Business Research Forum. April 20th, 2015.
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S. "Take 5: The Five Successes and Failures of the Affordable Care Act." Friends of the UNH Library Faculty Speaker Series. March 23rd, 2015.
• 2015  Johnson McGee, S. "Ethical Issues for Human Resource Managers." Human Resource Association of Greater New Haven. February 20th, 2015.
• 2014  Johnson McGee S. "For-Profit Healthcare in Connecticut: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Benefit." Quinnipiac Law School. October 28th, 2014.
• 2014  Johnson McGee S. "Ebola in the US" UNH Current Issues Discussion Forum. October 27th, 2014.
• 2013  Johnson McGee S. "The Affordable Care Act: Its Possibilities and Its Problems." UNH Current Issues Discussion Forum. November 21, 2013.
• 2013  Johnson McGee S. "To Sign or Not to Sign: Treatment Agreements, Informed Consent and the Role of State Medical Boards in Opioid Prescribing." UNH College of Business Research Forum. November 07, 2013.
• 2013  Johnson McGee S. "How Did We Get Here? The Government Shutdown and the Affordable Care Act." UNH Current Issues Discussion. October 18, 2013.
• 2013  Johnson McGee S. "Get Fit or Get Fined: Autonomy, Rights and Public Health." American University Public Health Program. June 18, 2013.
• 2013. Johnson McGee S. "Defining Chronic Pain: Current Issues in Pain Care Policy, Quality and Ethics." University of New Haven. April 22, 2013.
• 2012  Johnson McGee S. "The Time is Right for A Chronic Pain ELSI Program." Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics. May 23, 2012.
• 2011  Johnson McGee S. "Disaster Ethics: The Collision of Public Health and Clinical Ethics." Invited Speaker. Fall Bioethics Symposium. Center for Practical Bioethics. December 8th, 2011.
• 2011  Johnson McGee, S. "The Ethics of Social Networks in Healthcare: From Facebook to Google Health to 23andMe" Keynote Speaker. Fourth Annual Spectrum Health 2011 Ethics Conference: "Just Because We Can, Should We? Ethical Challenges of New Medical Technologies." The Pinnacle Center, Hudsonville Michigan. September 16th, 2011.
• 2011  Johnson McGee S. "Pain is a Four-Letter Word." Moderator, Annual Bioethics Symposium. Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO. April 26, 2011.
• 2011  Johnson McGee, S. "Living Wills, Surrogates, and Interest Groups. Oh My!" Keynote Speaker. Via Christi Pittsburg Annual Ethics Symposium. Pittsburg, KS. April 6th, 2011.
• 2010  Johnson S. "Becoming a Bioethicist: Many Roads, But Where Do They Lead?" American Society of Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting Presentation. San Diego, CA October 22nd, 2010.
• 2010  Johnson S. "To Friend or Not to Friend: The Ethics of Social Networking for Healthcare Providers and Patients." Ed Bixby Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education. Research Medical Center. June 30th, 2010.
• 2010  Johnson S. "Hold the Happy Meal: Locating Moral Responsibility for the Childhood Obesity Epidemic." Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. May 25th, 2010.
• 2010  Johnson S. "Advanced Care Planning from a Public Health Ethics Perspective." National Healthcare Decisions Day National Webcast. April 16th, 2010.
• 2010  Johnson S. "Public Health Emergencies from a Public Health Ethics Perspective." Kansas Health Institute at Stormont Vail, Topeka, Kansas. April 10th, 2010.
• 2010  Johnson S. "To Screen or Not to Screen: The Ethics of Mammography." Center for Practical Bioethics and St. Luke's Cancer Center. Panel Discussion. March 26, 2010.
• 2009  Johnson S. "Challenges and Opportunities of a Public Health Ethicist." Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Alumni Panel.
  November 18th, 2009.
• 2009  Johnson S. "Nanofood Ethics: What If We Are What We Eat?" Germantown Academy. October 1st, 2009.
• 2008  Johnson S. "The Challenges and Solutions for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism: Exploring the Ethical Landscape". Plenary Session of the ICDL Annual Meeting on Ethics and Autism. November 9th, 2008.
• 2008  Johnson S. "Ethics and Enhancement: Can More Hormones, Sex, and Drugs Really Be Bad?" SUNY Albany Bioethics Club. February 20th, 2008.
• 2008  Johnson S. "Ethics, Public Health, and Preventive Medicine: Diabetes Surveillance in New York City." Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds. University at Albany School of Public Health. January 11th, 2008.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Ethical Issues in Social Science Research: Keys to IRB Review." Keynote Address, NHGRI Research Retreat. April 19th, 2007.
• 2007  Johnson S. "Problem Solved? Amniotic Stem Cells and the Ethical Debate Over Stem Cell Research." Congregation Gates of Temple Sunday Morning Speaker Series on Ethics and Religion Breakfast.
• 2006  Johnson, S. "Forecasting the Future of Federal Bioethics Commissions." ASBH Summer Conference, Bioethics and Politics. July 14th, 2006.
• 2005  Burger, I. and Johnson, S. "Public Health Research Ethics." Department of Health Policy and Management Grand Rounds. July 20th, 2005. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
• 2005  Haywood, C. and Johnson, S. "Ethics in Public Health Policy and Practice." Department of Health Policy and Management Grand Rounds. June 29, 2005. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
• 2005  Johnson, S. "Public Health Research: A Challenge to the Research Ethics Paradigm?" April 23, 2005. Yale University Bioethics Project, New Haven, CT.
• 2004  Johnson, S. "Public Health Research: New Definitions and Challenges for Research Ethics." April 14th, 2004. The Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University Bloomington.

Teaching Experience

• 2024  Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Professor of Health Sciences
• 2013-2021  University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
  • Associate Professor of Management, College of Business (tenured 2016)
  • Associate Professor of Health Sciences (tenured)
• 2012-2018  Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago IL
  • Lecturer, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
  • Director for MA and D.Bioethics Program Capstone Courses
• 2010-2012  University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
  • Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
• 2010-2012 Center for Practical Bioethics, Kansas City, MO
  • Certificate in Clinical Ethics and Health Policy Faculty
• 2007- 2008  Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine and Faculty, Alden March Bioethics Institute
  • Co-Instructor, Health Care and Society, Years 1 and 2
• 2005  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
  • Graduate Teaching Instructor, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Summer 2005)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Health Policy and Management (Fall 2004-Spring 2005)
• 2004-2005  Johns Hopkins University College of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, MD
  • Guest Lecturer, Department of Biology
• Spring 2003  Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
  • Teaching Intern, Department of Philosophy
• Summer 2002  Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD
  • Course Director, Introduction to Philosophy and Bioethics

Service to Institutions & the Field

• 2022-2023  USA South Athletic Conference Mission, Vision, Values Task Force
• 2013-2021  University of New Haven

     Task Forces

• Co-Chair, COVID Task Force (2020-present)
• Member, Curriculum Management Re-engineering Task Force (2017-2018)
• Vice Chair, University Program Review Task Force (2015-2017)
• Interdisciplinary Innovation Building Task Force (2015-2016)
• University Experiential Education Advisory Task Force (2015)
• University Tobacco-Free Campus Implementation Task Force (2015)

     Standing Committees

• Chair, University Quality of Instruction Committee (2015-2018)
• Vice Chair, University Academic and Student Affairs Committee (2016-2017)
• College of Business Dean's Executive Council (2015-2018)
• Faculty Senate (College of Business Representative) (2013-2018)
• University Assessment Committee (2013-2015)
• Graduate Student Showcase Committee (2013-2014)
• Graduate Council (2014-present)
•  Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (2014-2018)
• Responsible Conduct of Research Committee (2013-2018)
• College of Business Academic and Student Affairs Committee (2013-2014)

     Searches

• Chair, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Search (2019 and 2020)
• Member, SAVP for Graduate Enrollment Management Search Committee (2016)
• Member, VP for Marketing and Communications Search Committee (2016)
• College of Business Dean's Search Committee (2014-2015)
   
• 2014-  American Public Health Association Ethics Section
  • Governing Council (2015-2018)
  • Leadership Team (2014-2018)
  • Nominating Committee (2014-2015)
• 2014-  American Public Health Association (APHA) Abstract Reviewer
  • Health Administration Section
  • Ethics Section
• 2013-2021  American College of Healthcare Executives, Connecticut Chapter, Higher Education Network
• 2011  University of Kansas Medical Center Graduate Student Travel Awards Committee
• 2010-2014  ASBH Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer
  • Health Policy Subcommittee (2010-2012, 2014)
  • Public Health Ethics Subcommittee (2012)
  • Education Subcommittee (2011)
• 2010-2011  Member, Kansas City Regional Ethics Committee Consortium
• 2010-2011  Member, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics Ethics Committee
• 2008-2010  Reviewer, APHA Ethics Special Interest Group
• 2008-2007  Albany Medical College
  • Member, Graduate Studies Operations Committee (2007-2008)
  • Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee (2007-2008)
• Spring 2007  Co-Director, 19th Bioethics Summer Retreat ("Summer Camp") Lake George NY
• 2003-2006  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Staff, Research Ethics Consulting Service (2005-2006)
  • Co-Chair, Department of Health Policy & Management Student Coordinating Committee (2005-2006)
  • Student Representative, Department of Health Policy & Management Academic Planning & Curriculum Committee (2005-2006)
• Spring 2004 Hospital Ethics Committee and Consulting Service Internship, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• 2000-2003  Indiana University Bloomington
  • Student Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (2002-2003)
  • Honors Advisory Board Mentoring Program, Honors College (2002-2003)
  • Student Activities Committee, Individualized Major Program (2000-2003)

Professional Memberships

• 2015-  Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
• 2015-  Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS)
• 2013-  American Public Health Association (APHA)
• 2003-  American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities (ASBH)
• 2003-  Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE)
• 2002-  American Philosophical Association

Research Appointments

• 2006  Progressive Bioethics Initiative, Center for American Progress, Washington D.C.
• 2003 - 2006  Graduate Research Assistant, Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• 2003. Research Assistant, Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
• 2000 - 2003. Research Assistant, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics & American Institutions, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• 2001. Research Intern, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
• 2000. Policy Intern, Genetics & Policy Alliance, Washington D.C.