Christie Johnson, Ed.D.

Christie Johnson, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

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Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Christie W. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Research, and School Improvement in the College of Education at the University of West Georgia, where she teaches graduate-level courses in educational leadership. Prior to her work in higher education, Dr. Johnson served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent in Georgia public schools. She draws regularly from her professional background to enrich students' classroom experiences and enhance her research and  service agendas. Her primary research interests center on efficacy for new and aspiring leaders, focusing on innovative technologies and research-based practices that support their professional growth. 

Dr. Johnson serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Global Educational Research and is an invited reviewer for the International Journal of Leadership in Education, a distinguished peer reviewed journal in which her work has been published. Her publications also appear in the Journal of School Leadership, Online Journal of Distance Learning Education, Journal of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, Strategies: A Journal for Sport and Physical Education Majors, The Sophists Bane, and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Dr. Johnson has presented her work on using immersive simulations to increase leader efficacy to national and international professional audiences. She is currently researching the Plan Engage, Evaluate, Refine/Redirect (PEER) School Improvement model, a new method that she and a colleague developed to support the efficacy of principals in leading Professional Learning Communities to transform their schools. 

Education / Degrees

  • B.A., Journalism/Broadcast News, University of Georgia, 1980
  • M.A., Middle Grades Education, West Georgia College, 1985
  • Ed.S., Middle Grades Education, West Georgia College, 1992
  • Certificate, Educational Leadership Certification, University of West Georgia, 1994
  • Ed.D., School Improvement, Educational Leadership, University of West Georgia, 2006
  • Courses Taught
  • Course Sections and Syllabi

    Fall 2019 Sections

    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02

    Summer 2019 Sections

    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E02
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01

    Spring 2019 Sections

    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E02
    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E03

    Fall 2018 Sections

    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E02
    • EDLE-6327 (Prof Learning Communities) Section: E03

    Summer 2018 Sections

    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E03
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02

    Spring 2018 Sections

    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01
    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E02
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D

    Fall 2017 Sections

    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change & Imp) Section: E01

    Summer 2017 Sections

    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D

    Spring 2017 Sections

    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8305 (Effec Mgmt to promote learning) Section: E01

    Fall 2016 Sections

    • EDLE-6329 (School Ops. for Student Learn) Section: E01
    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 92D
    • EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change) Section: E02

    Summer 2016 Sections

    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 94D
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8305 (Effec Mgmt to promote learning) Section: E02

    Spring 2016 Sections

    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8303 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab III) Section: 91D
    • EDLE-8305 (Effec Mgmt to promote learning) Section: E01

    Fall 2015 Sections

    • EDLE-6316 (School Law and Ethics) Section: E01
    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 92D
    • EDLE-8302 (Ed. Leadership Resid. Lab II) Section: 93D
    • EDLE-8304 (Ldshp for Org Change) Section: E03

    Summer 2015 Sections

    • EDLE-8301 (Ed. Leadership Residency Lab I) Section: 93D
    • EDLE-8305 (Effec Mgmt to promote learning) Section: E02

    Spring 2015 Sections

    • EDLE-6316 (School Law and Ethics) Section: E01
    • EDLE-8303 (Leadership Residency III) Section: 91D
  • Publication List

    Johnson, C. & Voelkel, R. (2019). Developing increased leader capacity to support effective professional learning community teams. International Journal of Leadership in Education. DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2019.1600039 [View Publication]

    Gilbert, C., Voelkel, R., & Johnson, C. (2018). Increasing self-efficacy through immersive simulations: Leading professional learning communities. Journal of School Leadership, 17(3), 154-174 DOI:10.12806/V17/I3/R9 [View Publication]

    Voelkel, R., Johnson, C., & Gilbert, K. (2016) Use of immersive simulations to enhance graduate student learning: Implications for educational leadership programs. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, v19 n2 Summer 2016. [ERIC Number [View Publication]

    Huss, R., Johnson, C., & Butler, J. (2016). Collaborating to help education students get a foot in the door and “kick it: during interviews. 2015 ATEE Conference Proceedings, 187-206. [Electronic version available at www.atee1.org] [View Publication]

    Huss, R., Johnson, C., & Butler, J. (2016). Getting a Foot in the Door: Helping Education Students “Kick It” During Interviews. Journal of the Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators (25)2. [Electronic version available at www.s [View Publication]

    Mosier, B.; Heidorn, B., & Johnson, C. (2015). Conducting a hiring fair simulation for teacher educator candidates. Strategies: A Journal for Sport and Physical Educators, 28(6), 39-41 [View Publication]

    Morris, R. & Johnson, C. (2013). Are we adequately handling equity and diversity within the standards movement? The Sophist’s Bane, 7(1), 28-29

    Ogletree, T., Saurino. P., & Johnson, C. (2009). Graphite girls in a gigabyte world: Managing the World Wide Web in 700 square feet. Journal of Educational Technology, 6(1), 51-60. [ERIC Number EJ1098065] [View Publication]