Jennifer M. Johnson
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Jennifer M. Johnson is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Policy, Organizational and Leadership Studies at Temple University. Since 2004, Jennifer has been an active scholar-practitioner in the fields of college access and student retention. Her research areas include pre-college access programs, historically Black colleges and universities, students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and high-achieving students of color. She has presented at several national conferences including the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Jennifer holds a B.S. degree in Biology and Psychology from Syracuse University, a M.Ed in Elementary Education from Chestnut Hill College, and a M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Maryland, College Park.