Her primary teaching responsibilities at EMU are general chemistry courses as well as courses for preservice elementary and middle school teachers, including CHEM 101: Chemistry for Elementary Teachers, CHEM 312: Teaching Elementary Chemistry, and CHEM 407: Nature of Science for Elementary Teachers. Professor Johnson holds a BS in Chemistry from Knox College in Illinois and an MS and PhD from Purdue University in Indiana. She resides in Ypsilanti, MI with her husband, Greg; son, Oliver; and dog, Molybdenum (a.k.a. Molly).