Dr. Johnson

Research

Dr. Johnson is dedicated to mentorship and #TeamScience. His research collaborations include undergraduates, doctoral students, early career professionals, and experts from the field. To view his most recent CV click this link.

Publications 

1. Johnson ME (2017). Trauma, race and risk for violent felony arrests among FL juvenile offenders. Crime and Delinquency, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128717718487  
2. Johnson ME (2017). Childhood trauma and risk for suicidal ideation in justice-involved children. Children and Youth Services Review, 83: 80-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.10.034 
3. Johnson ME (2017). The effects of traumatic experiences on academic relationships and expectations in justice-involved children. Psychology in the Schools, 55(3):240- 249. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22102  
4. *Johnson ME, Shaw D, and Warren T (2019). Family structure and opioid misuse among justice-involved children. Substance Use and Misuse, 54(7):1226-1235. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1573839  
5. Johnson ME (2020). Analyzing optimism and opioid misuse among Florida justice involved children. Addictive Behaviors, 103, 106-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106226  
6. *Riley TO and Johnson ME (2020). Parental perceptions linked to opioid misuse among justice-involved children. Children and Youth Services Review, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105203  
7. *Cushion ML, Johnson ME and Smith ND (2020). The association between admiration of antisocial peers and past 30-day opioid misuse among justice-involved children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 28:4, 259-265, https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2020.1735598  
8. *Johnson ME and Clerjuste S (2020). The association between somatic complaints and past-30-day opioid misuse among justice-involved children. The Journal of Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 22(6): 15-23. https://doctormicahjohnson.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/johnson-somatic-andopioids.-volumes_harcp-2020-v22-n6.pdf  
9. *Johnson ME and Tran D (2020). Factors associated with substance use disorder treatment completion: a cross-sectional analysis of justice-involved adolescents. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 15(1):92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-020-00332-z  
10.* Johnson ME and Zaidi F. (2021). Gender differences in the effects of physical and sexual abuse on the odds of past 30-day opioid misuse among Florida justice-involved children. Addiction Research & Theory (Revise and resubmit).