Kurt Johnson's Information
POSITION TITLE: Director
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Survey research; mental health and substance abuse; quantitative methods; social networks; sociology of the family; homeless and runaway adolescents.
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1999-2003 Project Manager, Midwest Longitudinal Study of Homeless Adolescents (MLSHA), Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2003-2006 Director of Research Operations, Healing Pathways Projects and the Midwest Longitudinal Study of Homeless Adolescents (MLSHA), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2005-2006 Associate Director, Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR), Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2005-2006 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2006-present Director, Survey Research Center, Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Keith, B.
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J.S. Layne
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N. Babchuk
and
K.D. Johnson
(2002).
"The Context of Scientific Achievement: Sex Status, Organizational Environments, and the Timing of Publication on Scholarship Outcomes."
Social Forces 80(4):1253-1282.
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Tyler, K.A.
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L.B. Whitbeck
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D.R. Hoyt
and
K.D. Johnson
(2003).
"Self-Mutilation and Homeless Youth: The Role of Family Abuse, Street Experiences, and Mental Disorders."
Journal of Research on Adolescence 13(4):457-474.
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Chapple, C.L.
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K.D. Johnson
and
L.B. Whitbeck
(2004).
"Gender and Arrest among Homeless and Runaway Youth: An Analysis of Background, Family, and Situational Factors."
Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 2(2):129-147.
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Whitbeck, L.B.
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K.D. Johnson
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D.R. Hoyt
and
A.M. Cauce
(2004).
"Mental Disorder and Comorbidity among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents."
Journal of Adolescent Health 35(2):132-140.
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Whitbeck, L.B.
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X. Chen
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D.R. Hoyt
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K.A. Tyler
and
K.D. Johnson
(2004).
"Mental Disorder, Subsistence Strategies, and Victimization among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."
Journal of Sex Research 41(4):329-342.
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Johnson, K.D.
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L.B. Whitbeck
and
D.R. Hoyt
(2005).
"Predictors of Social Network Composition among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."
Journal of Adolescence 28(2):231-248.
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Johnson, K.D.
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L.B. Whitbeck
and
D.R. Hoyt
(2005).
"Substance Abuse Disorders Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."
Journal of Drug Issues 35(4):799-817.
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Chen, X.
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L. Thrane
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L.B. Whitbeck
and
K.D. Johnson
(2006).
"Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, and Postrunaway Arrests among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."
Journal of Research on Adolescence 16(3):379-402.
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Stone, R.A.
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L.B. Whitbeck
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X. Chen
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K.D. Johnson
and
D.M. Olson
(2006).
"Traditional Practices, Traditional Spirituality, and Alcohol Cessation among American Indians."
Journal of Studies on Alcohol 67(2):236-244.
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Walls, M.L.
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K.D. Johnson
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L.B. Whitbeck
and
D.R. Hoyt
(2006).
"Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Preferences among American Indian People of the Northern Midwest."
Community Mental Health Journal 42(6):521-535.
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Whitbeck, L.B.
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D.R. Hoyt
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K.D. Johnson
and
X. Chen
(2006).
"Mental Disorders among Parents/Caretakers of American Indian Early Adolescents in the Northern Midwest."
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 41(8):632-640.
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Whitbeck, L.B.
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K.D. Johnson
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D.R. Hoyt
and
M.L. Walls
(2006).
"Prevalence and Comorbidity of Mental Disorders among American Indian Children in the Northern Midwest."
Journal of Adolescent Health 39(3):427-434.
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Whitbeck, L.B.
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X. Chen
and
K.D. Johnson
(2006).
"Food Insecurity among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."
Public Health Nutrition 9(1):47-52.
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Tyler, K.A.
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L.B. Whitbeck
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X. Chen
and
K.D. Johnson
(2007).
"Sexual Health of Homeless Youth: Prevalence and Correlates of Sexually Transmissible Infections."
Sexual Health 4(1):57-61.
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Walls, M.L.
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C.L. Chapple
and
K.D. Johnson
(2007).
"Strain, Emotion, and Suicide Among American Indian Youth."
Deviant Behavior 28(3):219-246.
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Walls, M.L.
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L.B. Whitbeck
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D.R. Hoyt
and
K.D. Johnson
(2007).
"Early-Onset Alcohol Use Among Native American Youth: Examining Female Caretaker Influence."
Journal of Marriage and Family 69(2):451-464.
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