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Dr. Johnson received his BA from Cornell University (1975), Certificate in PT from NYU (1976), MA in PT from NYU (1982) and his EdD in Educational Administration and Leadership from Dowling College. He has served as Chairperson for the Physical Therapy Programs and Chairperson for the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences since 1996 and was named Associate Dean for Program Development and External Affairs in 2003.
During his tenure as an administrator in the School of Health Technology and Management he has developed six new programs including the proposed PhD Program In Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The PT program has changed from an upper division 2 year BS program to a 3+4 BSMS program to a 3 year graduate DPT program. The program has increased from 99 students to 195 students and 8 core faculty members to 19. Classroom space has tripled in size and a new 7000 square foot research laboratory is now operational.
Dr. Johnson has been an active clinician for 35 years with an extensive neuromuscular rehabilitation background. He has owned and operated a school based physical therapy practice since 1980. As part of his dissertation work, Dr. Johnson designed three new school-based functional assessments that may have a large impact on how physical therapy is provided in this country.
In addition to his interest in school-based physical therapy Dr. Johnson’s true passion lies in the area of motor learning. He is particularly interested in the role of the motor system during implicit learning. Dr. Johnson currently teaches Neuroscience for PT I and II to the 1st year students, and Evidence Based Practice to the 3rd year students in the Entry-Level Curriculum. In addition, he teaches Evidence Based Practice and Outcome Measures in the t-DPT program.