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Renee M. Johnson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their primary academic focus lies within the field of Medicine, with 97 publications contributing to this broad area. Key subfields of their work include Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Health.

The scientist's recent research publications reflect a focus on mental health, substance use, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable papers include:

  • Mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults without a pre-existing mental health condition: Findings from American trend panel survey (2020, Preventive Medicine)
  • Mental Distress in the United States at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, American Journal of Public Health)
  • Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine)
  • Trajectories of Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, Annals of Behavioral Medicine)
  • Changes in drinking days among United States adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, Addiction)

Their research topics cover multiple areas related to public health and substance use, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Johnson frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Injury Prevention
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

They have collaborated extensively with a set of coauthors, including Ryoko Susukida, Johannes Thrul, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Kristin E. Schneider, and Himani Byregowda. These collaborators have contributed jointly on multiple research projects, reflecting ongoing cooperative work in overlapping fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

    Joanna Almeida;Renee M. Johnson;Heather L. Corliss;Beth E. Molnar

  • Adverse behavioral and emotional outcomes from child abuse and witnessed violence

    Renee M. Johnson;Jonathan B. Kotch;Diane J. Catellier;Jane R. Winsor

  • Mental distress during the COVID-19 pandemic among US adults without a pre-existing mental health condition: Findings from American trend panel survey.

    Calliope Holingue;Calliope Holingue;Elena Badillo-Goicoechea;Kira E. Riehm;Cindy B. Veldhuis

  • Past 15-year trends in adolescent marijuana use: Differences by race/ethnicity and sex.

    Renee M. Johnson;Brian Fairman;Tamika Gilreath;Ziming Xuan

  • Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States: Part II: Morbidity

    Carol S. Wolf Runyan;David Perkis;Stephen W. Marshall;Renee M. Johnson

  • Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States

    Carol W. Runyan;Carri Casteel;David Perkis;Carla Black

  • Mental Distress in the United States at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Calliope Holingue;Luther G. Kalb;Kira E. Riehm;Daniel Bennett

  • Does the Alcohol Make Them Do It? Dating Violence Perpetration and Drinking Among Youth

    Emily Faith Rothman;Luz McNaughton Reyes;Renee M. Johnson;Michael Lavalley

  • The growth of neighborhood disorder and marijuana use among urban adolescents: a case for policy and environmental interventions.

    C. Debra M. Furr-Holden;Myong Hwa Lee;Adam J. Milam;Renee M. Johnson

  • Associations Between Media Exposure and Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Kira E. Riehm;Calliope Holingue;Luther G. Kalb;Daniel Bennett

  • Risk and protective factors for fires, burns, and carbon monoxide poisoning in U.S. households.

    Carol S. Wolf Runyan;Renee M. Johnson;Jingzhen Yang;Anna E. Waller

  • Firearm ownership and storage practices, U.S. households, 1992–2002: A systematic review

    Renee M. Johnson;Tamera Coyne-Beasley;Carol S. Wolf Runyan

  • Who are the Owners of Firearms Used in Adolescent Suicides

    Renee M. Johnson;Catherine Barber;Deborah R. Azrael;David E. Clark;David E. Clark

  • Neighborhood-level LGBT hate crimes and current illicit drug use among sexual minority youth.

    Dustin T. Duncan;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Renee M. Johnson;Renee M. Johnson

  • Trajectories of Mental Distress Among U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Kira E Riehm;Calliope Holingue;Calliope Holingue;Emily J Smail;Arie Kapteyn

  • Neighborhood-Level Factors Associated with Physical Dating Violence Perpetration: Results of a Representative Survey Conducted in Boston, MA

    Emily Faith Rothman;Renee M. Johnson;Robin Young;Janice Weinberg

  • Outcomes associated with adolescent marijuana and alcohol use among urban young adults: A prospective study.

    Kerry M. Green;Rashelle J. Musci;Renee M. Johnson;Pamela A. Matson

  • Perpetration of physical assault against dating partners, peers, and siblings among a locally representative sample of high school students in Boston, massachusetts

    Emily Faith Rothman;Renee M. Johnson;Deborah R. Azrael;Diane M. Hall

  • Gun Carrying by High School Students in Boston, MA: Does Overestimation of Peer Gun Carrying Matter?.

    David A. Hemenway;Mary Vriniotis;Renee M. Johnson;Matthew C. Miller

  • Adolescent Marijuana Use, Marijuana-Related Perceptions, and Use of Other Substances Before and After Initiation of Retail Marijuana Sales in Colorado (2013-2015).

    Ashley Brooks-Russell;Ming Ma;Arnold H. Levinson;Leo Kattari

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah R. Azrael
Deborah R. Azrael Harvard University
Beth A. Reboussin
Beth A. Reboussin Wake Forest University
Nicholas S. Ialongo
Nicholas S. Ialongo Johns Hopkins University
Emily F. Rothman
Emily F. Rothman Boston University
David Hemenway
David Hemenway Harvard University
Beth E. Molnar
Beth E. Molnar Northeastern University
Dustin T. Duncan
Dustin T. Duncan Columbia University
Carol S. Wolf Runyan
Carol S. Wolf Runyan Colorado School of Public Health
Frauke Kreuter
Frauke Kreuter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Erin C. Dunn
Erin C. Dunn Harvard University

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