Norine G. Johnson
Norine G. Johnson | |
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| Born | December 3, 1935 |
| Died | November 19, 2011 (aged 75) |
| Known for | Past president, American Psychological Association |
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| Fields | Pediatric psychology |
Norine G. Johnson (December 3, 1935 – November 19, 2011) was an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA). Johnson was the founding director of psychology for Kennedy Memorial Hospital (later renamed the Franciscan Hospital for Children), ran a private practice and was on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine.
Biography
Johnson completed a bachelor's degree at DePauw University.[1] She earned a PhD in clinical psychology from Wayne State University in 1972.[2]
A psychologist in private practice, Johnson had a clinical interest in the treatment of adolescent females. She was a consultant for the film 5 Girls, a documentary that followed the growth of five subjects from age 13 to age 17. She served on the faculty of Boston University School of Medicine.[2] Johnson founded a hospital psychology department at Kennedy Memorial Hospital (which later became Franciscan Hospital for Children).[3]
After learning that no woman had been president of the Massachusetts Psychological Association in almost 50 years, Johnson ran for and was elected to that office, beginning a two-year term in 1981.[4] She served on the APA Council of Representatives and convinced the organization to sell Psychology Today; the APA owned the publication at the time but it was costing the organization millions of dollars.[5] In 1997, she joined the APA Board of Directors.[4] She assumed the APA presidency in 2001.[6] Johnson, who aligned with the biopsychosocial model, was APA president when the concept of health was first acknowledged in the association's mission statement.[4]
Johnson wrote three books. Her last work, a historical novel titled An American Family Myth, was finished after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was married to Wayne Woodlief, a columnist with the Boston Herald'.[3]
She died of breast cancer on November 19, 2011.[4][7] The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29 of the APA) awards the Norine Johnson, PhD, Psychotherapy Research Grant.[8]
References
- ^ Florence Denmark; Michele Antoinette Paludi (2008). Psychology of Women: A Handbook of Issues and Theories. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-275-99162-3.
- ^ a b "Norine G. Johnson Clinical Psychology Scholarship". Wayne State University. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Norine G. Johnson, at 75, leading child psychologist, resident of Roslindale". Boston Herald. November 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Cantor, Dorothy; Goodheart, Carol (April 2012). "Norine G. Johnson (1935-2011)". American Psychologist. 67 (3): 244–245. doi:10.1037/a0027713. PMID 22468786.
- ^ DeAngelis, T. (2007). "Women Leaders: Norine G. Johnson, PhD". Monitor on Psychology. 38 (7): 86. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Former APA presidents". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Lawrence, J. M. (December 1, 2011). "Norine Johnson; child psychologist studied strong women". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Norine Johnson, PhD, Psychotherapy Research Grant". American Psychological Association. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
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