Suzanne Bennett Johnson
American psychologist
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Suzanne Bennett Johnson (born February 8, 1948) is an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Stony Brook University (Ph.D.)
Suzanne Bennett Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1948 Johnson City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (B.A.) Stony Brook University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Past president, American Psychological Association |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
Biography
Johnson earned an undergraduate psychology degree from Cornell University in 1970. She received a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University in 1974.[1] Johnson was a fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 2001 to 2002 along with Hillary Clinton.[2]
Johnson is a distinguished research professor at Florida State University College of Medicine and studies psychosocial aspects of childhood diabetes.[1] At the University of Florida College of Medicine in the 1980s, she led a study which found more anxiety among family members of newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes patients than among the patients themselves.[3] She co-founded the National Conference on Child Health Psychology with James H. Johnson (no relation).[4][5]
Johnson was APA president in 2012. She has served in several other APA leadership roles, including the presidency of Divisions 54 (Society of Pediatric Psychology) and 38 (Health Psychology).[6]