Lauren Johnson, Ph.D.

Dr. Johnson is the Assistant Dean of the UNG College of Education. She has taught courses for the Social Foundations of Education, Diversity Certificate, and Masters of Education programs. Dr. Johnson has conducted anthropological research on issues of ethnicity and inequality, gender and sexuality, education, and diversity pedagogy. Her current research focuses on multicultural education, race/racism in teacher education, and social inequality in the Caribbean region.

• Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida, 2012
• M.A., TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2004
• B.A., Latin American Studies (Anthropology Emphasis), Columbia College, Columbia University, 2002

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• 2019: Interim Department Head, Culture, Language, and Leadership
  College of Education, University of North Georgia
• 2015: Associate Professor; Coordinator of Diversity and Recruitment Initiatives (Limited Term Faculty 2014-2015)
  College of Education, University of North Georgia
• 2013-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida (USF)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2019 & 2015: Visiting Professor, Liaocheng University Faculty Exchange
  Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
• 2014: Faculty, Teacher Education
  University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA
• 2013-2014: Associate Faculty, Anthropology
  Ashford University, Online Education
• 2011-2013: Adjunct Instructor, INTO USF
  University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
• 2010-2012: Adjunct Instructor, English for Academic Purposes 
  Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida
• 2007-2010: Graduate Assistant/Instructor, Anthropology Department 
  University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
• 2005-2007: ESOL Coordinator; ESL & English Language Arts Teacher
  Escuela Las Morochas, Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela
• 2002-2005: ESL and English Language Arts Teacher
  IS 143M, Eleanor Roosevelt, New York, New York