Valerie Johnson
Valerie L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor

Office: BAS Room 222
Tel: (732) 445-2424
Fax: (732) 445-3500
Email: vjohnson@rci.rutgers.edu
Mail: Center of Alcohol Studies, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Current Research

Evaluation of prevention/intervention programs.
Study of children from alcoholic and dysfunctional families.
Documentation of long-term outcomes of diverse drug using patterns.
 
Education
  Ph.D Rutgers University Sociology 1985
  M.A American University Policy Analysis 1977
  B.A. Douglass College Political Science 1975
Representative Publications

Pandina, R.J., Johnson, V. L., & White, H.R. (2009). Peer influences on substance use during adolescence and emerging adulthood in L.M. Scheier (Ed.) Handbook of drug use etiology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Johnson, V. L. (2009). Fidelity of prevention programs. In N. Roget & G. Fisher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (pp. 407-410). Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications.

Holt, L.J., Bry, B.H., & Johnson, V.L. (2009). Enhancing school engagement in urban minority adolescents through a school-based, adult mentoring intervention. Journal of Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 30(4), 297-318.

Johnson, V.L, Holt, L.J., & Bry, B.H. (2008). Effects of an integrated preventative intervention on urban youth transiting into high school. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 24(2), 225-246.

Valencia, E., & Johnson, V. (2008). Acculturation among Latino youth and risk for substance use: Issues of definition and measurement. Journal of Drug Issues, 38(1), 37-68.

Pandina, R.J., & Johnson, V.L. (2007). The P2- and P-30 Mechanisms. In L.M. Scheier & W.L. Dewey (Eds.), The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants (pp. 214-224). New York: Oxford University Press.

Warner, L.A., White, H.R., & Johnson, V.L. (2007). Alcohol initiation experiences and family history of alcoholism as predictors of problem drinking trajectories. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 68(1), 56-65.

Valencia, E., & Johnson, V. (2006). Latino students in North Carolina: Acculturation, perceptions of school environment and academic aspirations. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 28(3), 350-367.

Pandina, R.J., Johnson, V.L., Lagos, L.M., & White, H.R. (2005). Substance use among high school athletes: Implications for prevention interventions. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 21, 115-143.

Dr. Johnson has been with the CAS since 1978. Her degree is in Sociology, specializing in substance use and mental health. She is a co-investigator of the Health and Human Development Project, a longitudinal study investigating substance use trajectories and risk and protective moderators and mediators among a community sample of adolescents and young adults. She is currently a principal investigator in the NIDA funded Rutgers Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center, examining the efficacy of peer led and adult mentoring prevention programming within high schools.
Professional Service
1986 - Present Member of the Graduate Faculty in Sociology  
1997 - Present Consultant, Rutgers University Center for State Health Policy  
1997 - Present Lecturer, Center of Alcohol Studies Pre-doctoral training program  
2003 - 2009 Principal Investigator, "Enhanced Peer Led School Based Prevention". NIDA Grant  
2009 - 2012 Principal Investigator, "Rutgers Alliance for Sustainable Risk reduction". DAS Grant  
2006 - Present Reviewer, NIH Study Section Special Emphasis Panels  
Ongoing Reviewer, Journal of Health and Social Behavior  
Ongoing Advisory Board, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs