Allen Johnson, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor of Public Health
My research focuses on cancer epidemiology, global health, and health disparities, with particular emphasis on chronic and infectious disease epidemiology. Before joining Rollins, I worked with the Hawaii State Department of Health on HIV prevention efforts and with NGOs in Turkey and Ethiopia on tuberculosis prevention.
Education
AB, College of Charleston
MPH, Florida State University
DrPH, Georgia Southern University
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Introduction to Public Health (GBH 200)
Introduction to Epidemiology (GBH 300)
Environmental Health (GBH 305)
Special Topics: Fundamentals of Public Health (HCM 305)
Graduate
Foundations of Public Health (MPH 505)
Research Methods for the Health Sciences (MPH 510)
Comparative Health Systems (MPH 515)
Epidemiology I (MPH 545)
Global Public Health Field Study – Geneva, Switzerland (MPH 549)
Public Health Management, Organizational Behavior and Leadership (MPH 550)
Applied Practice Experience (MPH 560)
Environmental and Occupational Health (MPH 600)
Special Topics in Public Health (MPH 610)
Global Public Health (MPH 620)
Practicum (MPH 630)
Public Health Capstone Project (MPH 650)
Recent Publications
Johnson, A., Mohammadi, R., and *Leary, V. (2026). Chapter 5: Role of International Organizations in Health Systems. In Shi, L., and Greenhill, R. G. (Eds.), Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Link: https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284289268
Johnson, A. M., Johnson, A., Hines, R., and Zhu, X. (2025). Racial differences in carcinoma-in-situ and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer mortality: Accounting for insurance status, black segregation, and neighborhood poverty. Cancer Epidemiology, 94, 102728. Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2024.102728
Johnson, A., Croce, P., and *Mohammadi, R. (2021). Chapter 2: Historical Developments in Public Health. In Shi, L., and Johnson, J. A. (Eds.), Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Link: https://samples.jblearning.com/9781284195507/9781284213997_CH02_Shi_Secured.pdf
Batista, T., Johnson, A., and Friedmann, L. (2018). The effects of youth empowerment programs on the psychological empowerment of young people aging out of foster care. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(4), 531-549. Link: https://doi.org/10.1086/700275
*Droznin, M., Johnson, A., and Johnson, A. M. (2017). Multidrug resistant tuberculosis in prisons located in former Soviet countries: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 12(3), e0174373. Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174373
Johnson, A. M., Woodside, J., Johnson, A., and Pollack, J. (2017). Spatial Patterns and Neighborhood Characteristics of Overall Suicide Clusters in Florida From 2001 to 2010. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 52(1), e1-e7. Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.032
Batista, T., and Johnson, A. (2017). The Children’s Aid Society: Early Origins of Youth Empowerment in the US Foster Care System or Paternalistic Prevention? Journal of Family History, 42(1), 67-80. Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199016681608
Johnson, A. M., Johnson, A., Hines, R. B., and Bayakly, R. A. (2016). The Effects of Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Characteristics on Surgery and Survival in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 25(5), 750-758. Link: https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1126 ***
Johnson, A., and Johnson, A. M. (2015). Urban-rural differences in childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Childhood Obesity, 11(3), 233-241. Link: https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2014.0085
Johnson, A. M., Hines, R., Johnson, A., and Bayakly, R. (2014). Treatment and survival disparities in lung cancer: The effect of social environment and place of residence. Lung Cancer, 83(3), 401-407. Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.01.008
*Student authors
***Study reported on by over 100 national and international news agencies including CNN, Reuters, CNBC, FOX News, and the Washington Post.
News & Features
March 31, 2025
Rollins Inducts 24 New Members of Phi Beta Kappa
A select group of Rollins students has joined the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, placing them among the top 1 percent of college scholars in the U.S.
March 21, 2025
Rollins Museum of Art Collaborates with Hume House Child Development Center
David Matteson, an associate curator of education for Rollins Museum of Art, and Alice Davidson, executive director of Rollins Child Development Center and a professor of Psychology, were interviewed on Central Florida Public Media's Engage about the Symbolic Languages Exhibit. (at 39:01)
October 11, 2024
Psychology Professor Provides Expertise on Children Developing a Love for Reading
Alice Davidson, a psychology professor and Director of the Hume House College Child Development and Student Research Center, provided expert commentary to Parents.com on teaching your child to develop a love for reading.
December 13, 2023
Psychology Professor Shares Research on Gentle Parenting in New York Magazine
Alice Davidson, a professor of psychology, shared her research on "gentle parenting" with New York Magazine's -The Cut.
May 11, 2022
A Professor of Psychology Addresses Social-Emotional Learning
Alice Davidson, a professor of psychology, discusses social-emotional learning and the Florida Department of Education’s review of math textbooks.
April 21, 2022
Psychology Professor Provides Commentary on Social Emotional Learning
Psychology professor Alice Davidson discusses Florida’s ban on math textbooks that promote social emotional learning.