Robert E. Johnson

Teaching          Education         Experience          Research

Teaching

Education

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill, NC
Ph.D. in Biostatistics, 1983
Dissertation: "A Comparison of Error Probabilities for Two Standard Analyses of Variance In Unbalanced Two Way Designs"

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Greensboro, NC
M.A. in Mathematics, 1978
Thesis: "On the Joint Distribution of Row and Column Sums of Squares in Two Way Designs"

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Greensboro, NC
B.S. in Mathematics, cum laude, 1976.

Experience

Department of Biostatistics
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
     2000-current, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR.

Department of Family Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
     1984-current, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
     Director of Statistics and Data Management for
     ACORN: Virginia Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research Network

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Division of Operations Research and Statistics
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
     1989-2000, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR.
     1983-1989, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR.
     1982-1983, INSTRUCTOR

Department of Mathematics
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
     1981-1982, LECTURER.

Public Health Service, Department of Biostatistics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
     1980-1981, GRADUATE TRAINEE.

CDC's S.E.N.I.C. Project
Department of Biostatistics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
     1978-1980, GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
SENIC was a nationwide study concerned with the effects of programs designed to combat hospital acquired infections.  The Center for Disease Control began the project in 1975.

Department of Mathematics
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
     1976-1978, GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT.

Research

Selected Publications:

“An Electronic Linkage System for Health Behavior Counseling: Effect on Delivery of the ‘5 As’”, AH Krist, SH Woolf, CO Frazier, RE Johnson, SF Rothemich, DB Wilson, KJ Devers, JW Kerns. American Journal Preventive Medicine, 35(5S):S350-S358, November, 2008.

“Patient Perceptions of How Physicians Communicate During Prostate Cancer Screening Discussions: A Comparison of Residents and Faculty,” JW Kerns, AH Krist, SH Woolf, SK Flores, RE Johnson. Family Medicine, 40(3):181-187, March, 2008.

“The Effect on Cessation Counseling of Documenting Smoking Status as a Routine Vital Sign: An ACORN Study,” SF Rothemich, SH Woolf, RE Johnson, AE Burgett, SK Flores, DW Marsland, JS Ahluwalia. Annals of Family Medicine, 6(1):60-68, Jan-Feb, 2008.

“Testing for Additivity in Chemical Mixtures Using a Fixed-Ratio Ray Design and Statistical Equivalence Testing Methods,” LG Stork, C Gennings, WH Carter, RE Johnson, DP Mays, JE Simmons, ED Wagner, MJ Plewa. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 12(4):514-533, December, 2007.

“Inattention to the Fidelity of Health Care Delivery is Costing Lives,” SH Woolf, RE Johnson. American Journal of Public Health, 97(10):1732-1733, August, 2007.

“Giving Everyone the Health of the Educated: Would Social Change Save More Lives Than Medical Advances?” SH Woolf, RE Johnson, RL Phillips, M Philipsen.  American Journal of Public Health, 97(4), April, 2007.

“Does Pre-Visit Patient Education for Prostate Cancer Screening Promote Patient Involvement in Decision-Making,” AH Krist, SW Woolf, RE Johnson, JW Kerns. Annals of Family Medicine, 5:112-119, March/April 2007.

“How Physicians Approach Prostate Cancer Screening Before and After Losing a Lawsuit,” AH Krist, SW Woolf, RE Johnson. Annals of Family Medicine, 5:120-125, March/April 2007.

“The Rising Prevalence of Severe Poverty in America: A Growing Threat to Public Health,” SH Woolf, RE Johnson, HJ Geiger. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31(4), 2006.

“Alcohol Withdrawal Pharmacotherapy for Inpatients with Medical Comorbidity,” MF Weaver, HJ Hoffman, RE Johnson, K Mauck. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 25(2):17-24, 2006.

“A Practice-Sponsored Web Site to Help Patients Pursue Healthy Behaviors: An ACORN Study,” SH Woolf, AH Krist, RE Johnson, DB Wilson, SF Rothemich, GJ Norman, KJ Devers. Annals of Family Medicine, 4:148:152, 2006.

“Effect of Statins and White Blood Cell Count on Mortality In Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,”  MJ Lipinski, RE Martin, MJ Cowley, E Goudreau, WN Malloy, RE Johnson, GW Vetrovec. Clinical Cardiology, 29:36-41, 2006.

“The Breakeven Point: When Medical Advances Are Less Important Than Improving the Fidelity With Which They Are Delivered,” SH Woolf, RE Johnson. Annals of Family Medicine, 3:545-552, December 2005.

“It Takes a Partnership: The Value of Collaboration in Developing and Promoting a Website for Primary Care Patients,” AH Krist, SH Woolf, SF Rothemich, RE Johnson, DB Wilson. Annals of Family Medicine, 3:Suppl S47-S49, July/August 2005.

“Improving the Diagnosis Process for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Orthopaedic Outpatients,” DL Riddle, BE Hillner, PS Wells, RE Johnson. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 432:258-266, Mar 2005.

“Unwanted Control: How Patients in the Primary Care Setting Decide About Screening for Prostate Cancer,” SH Woolf, AH Krist, RE Johnson, PS Stenborg.  Patient Education and Counseling, 56(1):116-24, Jan 2005.

“Title VII Funding and Physician Practice in Rural or Impoverished Areas,” A Krist, RE Johnson, D Callahan, SH Woolf, D Marsland.  Journal of Rural Health, 21(1):3-11, Winter 2005.

“Woolf and Johnson Respond,” Letters. SH Woolf and RE Johnson. American Journal of Public Health, 95(8):1306-7, August 2005.