Faculty Sketch
Rolanda L. Johnson, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
| PhD/1998 | Vanderbilt University School of Nursing |
| MSN/1989 | Troy State University |
| BSN/1985 | Tuskegee University |
Area of Doctoral Study:
Health Promotion
Areas of Research/Scholarly Activity:
- Health promotion of African-Americans
- Black racial identity
- Genetics & Obesity
Current Projects:
| 2004 | Advanced Nurse Practitioner Expansion: Cardiovascular Risk Management Focus. Dept. of Health Resources & Services Administration. Co-Investigator. |
| 2004 | African American Perceptions of Genetic Information. National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Wright-Clayton, E. & Johnson, R. (in review) |
Sample Publications: (BACK)
Frazier, L., Johnson, R., and Sparks, E. (in press). Genomics to health: Cardiovascular conditions. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.
Johnson, R., Williams, S., and Spruill, I. (accepted with revisions). Genomics to health: Nutrition, obesity and diabetes. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.
*Johnson, R. L. (2005). Gender differences on health promoting behaviors of African Americans. Journal of Public Health Nursing, 22(2), 130-137.
*Johnson, R. L. (2005). Health promotion: a Theoretical overview with an African American perspective comparison. Journal of Theory Construction and Testing, 9 (1), 6-10.
Johnson, R. L., & Nies, M. (2005). A Qualitative perspective of barriers to health promoting behaviors of African Americans. Journal of Black Nursing Faculty, 16(2), 39-41.
*Wells, N., Hepworth, J., Murphy, B., Wujcik, D., & Johnson, R. L. (2003). Improving cancer pain management through patient and family education. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 25, 344-356.
*Wells, N., Murphy, B., Wujcik, D., & Johnson, R. L. (2003). Pain-related distress and pain interference in ambulatory cancer patients with pain. Oncology Nursing Forum, 30, 977-986.
Johnson, R. (2003). The mediating and moderating effects among socio-demographics, racial identity, self-esteem and health-promoting lifestyles. Research and Theory for Practice.
*Johnson, R. L. (2002). The meaning of racial identity to African Americans: A qualitative approach. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 9(3), 73-78.
Bushnell, F., Cook, T., Wells, N., & Johnson, R. (2000). The meaning of health to the low-income patients in a primary care center. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 11(3), 267-275.
Wells, N., Johnson R. L., & Salyer, S. Interdisciplinary collaboration. (1999). Clinical Nurse Specialist. 12(4), 161-168.
*Wells, N., Johnson, R. L. & Wujcik, D. (1998). Development of a short version of the Barriers Questionnaire. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 15, 294-298.
(* indicates refereed)