He graduated from Edinboro University in 2003 with a B.S. in secondary physics education, and earned his Master of Education in curriculum and instruction from Gannon University in 2007 and his Ph.D. in science education from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2011. At SUNY Buffalo, he received a Presidential Fellowship and the Delbert Mullins Thinking Outside the Box award. His research interests include using technology to engage learners in science; equity and cultural relevance in STEM education; and strategies for working with refugee language learners in science. Dr. Johnson enjoys studying martial arts including Goshin Jutsu karate and Haedong Kumdo, playing disc golf, and spending time with his wife and son. He can be reached in his office in Zurn 208, by phone at 824-3674, or by email at jjohnson@mercyhurst.edu.