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Barbara Johnson
Associate Professor
School of Allied Health
Cald 230C
318-342-5582
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Barbara W Johnson, OTD
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy

Education

OTD

2015, Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Rocky Mountain University

BS

2003, Occupational Therapy
University of Louisiana at Monroe

Biographical Sketch

I am an associate professor in the Master of Occupational Therapy Bridge Program here at ULM. I obtained my bachelor of science in occupational therapy in 2003 from ULM and completed the doctoral program of occupational therapy at Rocky Mountain University in Utah in December 2015. I am blessed with three beautiful daughters and a loving husband of 25 years.  I am deeply honored to share my love for occupational therapy with the students of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. I also have the privilege of being the clinic coordinator for our on-campus occupational therapy clinic.

I presented 
I presented at the 2017 Louisiana Special Education Superconference and at the  April 2017 AOTA Centennial Conference.

 I look forward to many years of teaching and expanding my knowledge at ULM.

 

Licensure & Certification

National Board for Certification In Occupational Therapy, NBCOT. (October 2003 - Present)
LA OT lisence, LSBME. (February 2022 - February 2023)
Occupational Therapy Sate License, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examinars. (November 2003 - February 28 2018)

Research Interests

I have a few different research interests, one interest is early identifiers of autism. 

 

Recent Publications

Johnson, B. J., Hill, K. (2019). Program Implementation of Occupational Therapy Interventions for Women with Addictions (pp. 4). Medwin Publishers.
Louisiana State OT/PT Guidelines.

Research Grants

Johnson, B. (Principal), "2021 Principal investigator and faculty mentor for student research at the University of Louisiana at Monroe: “A Healthy Balance: Caregiving and Leisure Activity Participation”" (), Sponsored By University of Louisiana at Monroe, $. (2021 - Present).
Johnson, B. (Principal), "Occupational Therapy services for Underserved Children and Adults" (Funded), Sponsored By Living Well, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $32,938. (January 2020 - December 2020).
Calk, P. (Principal), Eichhorn, D. (Supporting), Johnson, B. (Supporting), Mike, E. (Supporting), Murphy, C. (Supporting), "Occupational Therapy Clinic to Promote Literacy in Children with Physical, Learning, and Behavioral Issues" (Funded), Sponsored By Living Well Foundation, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $30, 599. (January 01 2018 - December 31 2018).

Awards & Honors

May 2023 5 year service Award at ULM.

April 2022 Mentor of the Year 2022.

Courses Taught

OCCT 2005EVALUATION, 1 course(s)

OCCT 2026APPLIED LABORATORY, 1 course(s)

OCCT 2028PEDIATRIC LABORATORY, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5010NEUROLOGY OCCT THERAPY PRACT, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5040KINESIOLOGY CONTEXT ACTIVITY, 6 course(s)

OCCT 5060OCCT THERAPY METHODS AND APP, 8 course(s)

OCCT 5070OT METHODS AND APP LAB, 9 course(s)

OCCT 5080APPLIED REASONING AND THEORY, 5 course(s)

OCCT 5100AT ENHANCE OCCT PERFORM, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5110OCCT THERAPY ASSESSMENT, 3 course(s)

OCCT 5130APPLIED OT RESEARCH I-SEMINAR, 5 course(s)

OCCT 5140PSYCHOSOCIAL OT, 11 course(s)

OCCT 5150OCCUPATION BASED PRACT ADULT, 3 course(s)

OCCT 5160OBP CHILD, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5170APPLIED OT RESEARCH II, 4 course(s)

OCCT 5180MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5190OT PRACTICE PSYCH, 12 course(s)

OCCT 5200OT PRACTICE CHILD, 3 course(s)

OCCT 5215LEVEL I ADULT & PED FIELDWORK, 1 course(s)

OCCT 5230CLINICAL PRACTICE I, 5 course(s)

OCCT 5240CLINICAL PRACTICE II, 6 course(s)