She has won awards from the Mill Valley Film Festival, the National Black Programming Consortium and has been invited to present her work at Whitney Humanities Center at Yale University, George Washington University and the Montreal Human Rights Film Festival. Most recently she was the recipient of the 2012 Leeway Transformation Award granted to an artist whose work demonstrates a commitment to social change. Prof. Johnson’s work ranges from experimental cinema, documentary films and independent narratives. She has taught The Art of Editing, African American Film, Documentary Production, and Directing for the Camera.