Dr. Sara Johnson

Biography

Sara Johnson is the Blanket Fort Foundation Professor of Pediatric Population Health and the Director of the Rales Center for Integration of Health and Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With joint appointments in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, and the Department of Mental Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, her research emphasizes understanding the biological and social mechanisms that perpetuate health inequalities across the life course and generations. Dr. Johnson develops and tests new models in school health to reduce health educational inequality in Baltimore. Her work notably focuses on the adverse effects of early-life adversity on child health and development, aiming to create interventions that enable children to achieve their full health and educational potential. She has published extensively on topics such as health equity, child health, neurodevelopment, and the social drivers of health. With numerous accolades to her name, Dr. Johnson is dedicated to mentoring and advancing public health education.

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