Lauren Johnson

Overview

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.

Courses Taught

EDUC 2110 - Critical/Contemporary Issues in Education
EDUC 2120 - Sociocultural Diversity in Education
EDUC 2130 - Explore Learning and Teaching
EDUC 7793 - Current Issues and Trends in Diversity
EDUC 7851 - Foundations of Inequity
MGMS 7200 - Conceptualizing Middle Level Learning and Diversity in Content

Education

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

Research/Special Interests

Dr. Johnson’s research interests include ethnic, class, and gender relations, educational anthropology, diversity pedagogy, issues of race in teacher education, tourism, immigration, and the African Diaspora of the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Work Experience

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