CURRICULUM VITAE

William E. Johnson

Address: University of South Florida Health

***** ***** *. ***** ****. MDC 008

Tampa, FL 33612

Phone: Office: 813-***-****

E-mail: abqbb4@r.postjobfree.com

Education

1997- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Ph.D. in Biology, emphasis in Functional Morphology and Physiology

1990- The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

M.S. in Education

1986- University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

B.A. in Psychology

1980- University of Maryland, College Park MD

B.A. in General Studies

Academic Experience/Employment

July, 2011- present- Assistant Professor, Physiology Educator; Course Director BMS 6649 GI, Excretory and Reproductive Physiology; Course Director Medical Physiology Master of Science Pre-Professional Program- course director and lecturer in GI physiology and neuroscience topics in integrated medical curriculum for MS year 1; Facilitator for Clinical Problem Solving BMS 6832 class; Co-director, Integrated Medical Sciences post baccalaureate program; Lecturer in graduate neuroscience and physiology courses. Committee work listed in Committees section

November, 2009-July, 2011- Assistant Professor, Associate Course Director, University of South Florida Health, College of Medicine, Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Tampa, FL. Associate course director Course 2 BMS 6641 Neuroscience lecturer on senses, amygdala and fear and emotion, and Course 4 BMS 6639 Excretory and Reproductive Physiology, lecturer in GI physiology digestive system function and regulation; lecturing in graduate class Systems Physiology and Pharmacology in GI physiology; Facilitator for evidence based clinical reasoning (EBCR) course BMS 6836 for first year, and second year EBCP BMS 6835.

August, 2007- May 2009- Biology Instructor, Dept. Math Science, Dale Mabry campus Hillsborough Community College, Tampa FL- Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology, Lecture and Laboratory; Introduction to Nutrition, Lecture and Laboratory; and Human Biology, Lecture and Laboratory

January, 2005- June, 2007- Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Lecturer for Introduction to Health and Wellness, Human Structure and Function, and Introduction to Environmental Health; Member of Undergraduate Program Committee for Public Health. Conducted NIEHS supported pilot study in pesticide exposure in ornamental plant farm workers.

August 2003- Dec. 2004- Post Doctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, Northern Arizona University (NAU). Funded by Proposition 301 in Arizona: Initiative for environmental health research, investigating the roles of tungsten, arsenic and uranium in mutagenesis.

April, 2001- August, 2003- Assistant Director, Arizona Comprehensive Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). Funded though Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA; D 18HP03039, John Sciacca, Ph.D., PI. Award $2.1 million for 2000-5). HCOP is designed to provide assistance to pre-health profession students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

August, 1999-Jan. 2003- MPH program director, NAU- Coordinated Arizona graduate program in public health in Flagstaff for College of Health Professions, NAU and U. of Arizona College of Public Health.

August, 1999- Dec., 2001- Lecturer, Northern Arizona U. Department of Biological Sciences, Introduction to Biology, Biology of Stress, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

Sept. 1998- July, 1999- Research Associate, University of Arizona College of Medicine

August, 1998- June, 1999- Research Assistant Professor, NAU Biological Sciences

June, 1998- Science Resource Expert, NAU Environmental Science Day Camp

Spring, 1998- Laboratory Instructor, NAU Biological Sciences BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology

Summer, 1997- Laboratory Instructor, NAU Biological Sciences BIO 100 Introduction to Biology.

Spring, 1997-Teaching Assistant, Animal Physiology BIO 425L and Introduction to Animal Biology BIO 190L.

July, 1991- Dec., 1997- Research Assistant, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. Catherine R. Propper, Ph.D., major advisor

Sept.- Dec., 1994- Teaching Assistant, Animal Physiology BIO 325L, Northern Arizona University,

June-July, 1993- Science Instructor, Nizhoni Academy, Educational Support Program,

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011.

Aug., 1990- May, 1991- Biology, Life Science and Language Arts Teacher, Greyhills High School, Tuba City AZ

Oct., 1988-June 1990- Research Pharmacologist, Nova Pharmaceutical Co., Baltimore, MD. Lisa Conti, Ph.D., supervisor.

May, 1987-April, 1988- Mental Health Worker, Sheppard-Enoch Pratt Hospital, Towson, MD

May, 1986-Sept.1986- Research Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

August, 1984- May, 1985- Quality Control Inspector, Chaparral Industries, Denver, CO

April 1982-May 1984- Quality Control Manager, Molitor Industries, Englewood, CO.

March, 1980- May 1981- Microbiologist, Burton-Parsons/ALCON, Washington D.C.

Committees served

USF Health

2013-5 appointed for Membership Committee, American Physiology Society

2011-14 Continuing Professional Development Committee, Morsani College of Medicine

2011-present Morsani COM Academic Progress Review Committee as course director, voting member

2010-present APRSC- academic progress review subcommittee for School of Physical Therapy

2010-present Medical Education committee, Dept. of Mol. Pharm. Physiol., USF Health

2010-present Medical Curriculum Committee, College of Medicine USF

2011-present Medical Admissions committee, Morsani College of Medicine

2011-present MD/MPH Pipeline Curriculum committee, Morsani College of Medicine

2010-present Year 1 revitalization curriculum committee, College of Medicine, USF Health

2005-2007 Undergraduate Advisory Committee, College of Public Health, USF

NAU

2002 Member of the review panel for the Regents Innovation Fund LCE Grants, Arizona Board of Regents

2001-2 Statewide committee for evaluation of School of Public Health program in preparation for Accreditation Review.

1999-2003 Executive and Operations Committees, Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health1

1998-9 Undergraduate Program Committee, Biological Sciences, NAU 992-3 Biology Seminar

1994- Cell Biology/EM facility director search committee.

HCC

2008-9 HCC Dale Mabry Campus Advisory Council, alternate

Grant Awards

PI for Health Resources and Services Administration Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students- grants awarded $22,937 in 2010-11; in 2011-12, $48,418 – provided tuition and educational funds for College of Medicine students at University of South Florida.; monitoring progress of COM disadvantaged students, quarterly progress reports to HRSA.

National Institute Occupational Safety and Health- Sunshine Environmental Research Center, USF Tampa - Pilot Project Research Grant- Evaluating and reducing risk of pesticide exposure in Florida fern farm workers in Apopka FL - awarded grant 6/05; $11, 475.

Arizona Board of Regents Innovative Fund for Learner Centered Education 2003

Improving Recruitment and Retention in the College of Health Professions through Health Careers Opportunity Program Curriculum Innovations: Award- $10,350- Enhancing summer preparatory curriculum and testing disadvantaged, pre-health students for self efficacy changes

Health Resources and Services Administration Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students- awarded $72,000 in 2002-3, awarded $23,000 in 2003-4 to support Master of Public Health students at NAU from disadvantaged backgrounds.

President’s Recruitment and Retention Grant 2003- awarded $2,500 Health Careers Opportunity Program NAU Week- recruitment program designed to introduce and recruit rising high school juniors to health career programs and academic services at Northern Arizona University.

Publications

Johnson, W.E, Hillyard, S.D. and Propper, C.R. (2010). Plasma and brain angiotensin concentrations associated with water response behavior in the desert anuran, Scaphiopus couchii under natural conditions in the field. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part A, 157, 377-381.

Baldwin, A.L., Primeau, R.L. and Johnson, W.E. (2006). Effect of noise on the morphology of the intestinal mucosa in laboratory rats. J. Amer. Assoc. Lab. Animal Sci., 45(1), 74-82.

Johnson, W.E. and Propper, C.R. (2000) Effects of dehydration on plasma osmolality, thirst-related behavior, and plasma and brain angiotensin concentrations in Couch’s spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus couchii. J. Experimental Zoology, 286, 572-584.

Propper, C.R., Hillyard, S.D. and Johnson, W.E. (1995). Central angiotensin II induces thirst-related responses in an amphibian. Hormones and Behavior, 29, 74-84.

Propper, C.R. and Johnson, W.E. (1994). Angiotensin II induces water absorption behavior in two species of desert anurans. Hormones and Behavior, 28, 41-52.

Barnes, C.A., Green, E., Baldwin, J.A. and Johnson, W.E. (1987). Behavioral and neurophysiological examples of functional sparing in senescent rat. Canadian Journal of Psychology, 41(2), 131-140.

Published Abstracts/Poster Presentations

Smith, S., Johnson, W.E., et al. (2012) Mentoring and Teaching by Medical Education and Health Disparities Scholarly Concentration Students. IAMSE 16th annual meeting, Portland, OR

Seyfang, A., Nazian, S. J., Saporta, S., Doupnik, C. A., Johnson W.E., and Stevenson, F.T. (2012) Assessment of an adjusted vs. a fixed passline for student performance in a medical school curriculum. IAMSE 16th annual meeting, Portland, OR

Johnson, W. E., Bahner, I. and Nazian, S. J. (2011) Integrated curriculum in year one: Students’ views at University of South Florida College of Medicine. IAMSE 15th annual meeting St. Petersburg, FL

Preuss, C., Doupnik, C. Arslan, O., Johnson, W. and Pathak, Y. (2011) Selection of a Faculty Peer-Review Instrument for the Assessment of Medical Science Lecturing during the Pre-Clerkship Medical Curriculum. IAMSE 15th annual meeting St. Petersburg, FL

Bahner, I., Jackson, S., Johnson, W., Smith, S., and Nazian, S. (2011) Outcome Assessment of the Special Route of Entry Program for the Underserved and Disadvantaged Students at the College of Medicine of the University of South Florida. IAMSE 15th annual meeting St. Petersburg, FL

Johnson, W.E. (2010) Improving Recruitment and Retention of Disadvantaged Pre-Health Students Through Enhanced Summer Program. Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. May, 2010.

Yazzie, M., Johnson, W., Shelley, J.T., Allison, H.M., Lantz. R.C., and Stearns, D.M. (2005). Cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenecity of combined exposures of uranyl acetate and sodium arsenite in CHO cells. Society of Toxicology, 159, p33-34.

Johnson, W.E., Sciacca, J. and Diskan, L. (2002) Arizona Comprehensive Health Careers Opportunity Program. Bureau of Health Professions, US Dept of Health and Human Services, HRSA Annual Project Directors Meeting, April 7-9, 2002, 2.

Johnson, W.E., Propper, C.R., and Hillyard, S. (1998) Effects of dehydration on plasma and brain angiotensin in anurans: association with thirst-related behavior. The Physiologist, 41(5), 4.

Johnson, W.E., Propper, C.R. and Harvey, L. (1995). Osmotic threshold for water absorption response (WR) behavior in Scaphiopus couchii. American Zoologist, 35(5), 382.

Hillyard, S.D., Propper, C.R., Johnson, W.E., Paxton, W.G., Marrero, M.B., and Bernstein, K. E. (1994). Centrally administered angiotensin II stimulates water absorption response (WR) behavior in toads, Scaphiopus couchii. FASEB, 8, A574.

Johnson, W.E. and Propper, C.R. (1993). Effects of temperature and dehydration on feeding behavior of the great plains toad, Bufo cognatus. American Zoologist, 33(5), 344.

Johnson, W.E. and Propper, C.R. (1992). Water absorption response behavior in the great plains toad, Bufo cognatus: Effects of angiotensin II, saralasin, and captopril. Society for Neuroscience, 18(1), 373.16.

Propper, C.R., Johnson, W.E. and Prior, D.J. (1992). The effects of angiotensin II on water absorption response behavior in the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus couchii. Society for Neuroscience, 18(1), 373.15.

Invited Presentations

Johnson, W.E. (2011) Blood: The River of Life, Walker Meade, Sarasota Herald Tribune (published Sep. 6, 2011) interviewed for newspaper article in health section about blood and its components

Johnson, W.E. (2009). Biological Effects of Pesticides. Hillsborough Community College Science Seminar series March 3, 2009.

Johnson, W.E. (2008). Heavy metals as mutagens and endocrine disruptors. Hillsborough Community College Science Seminar series April 15, 2008.

Johnson, W.E. (2006). Evaluating and Reducing Pesticide Exposure in Florida Fern Farm Workers. National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposia, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of South Florida, Nov. 1, 2006

Johnson, W.E, Martin, L.. Baldwin, J. A. and Sciacca J. (2004) Improving Self-Efficacy in Pre-Health Professions Research and Education Program (PREP) Students. 2nd Annual Assessment Fair Northern Arizona University. Sponsored by Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Office of Academic Assessment, Planning and Institutional Research et al.

Cruz-Begay, R., Johnson, W. and Sciacca, J. (2003) Evaluation of academic training for a diverse workforce using the LASSI Inventory. Effective Methods of Training and Development of the Public Health Workforce Roundtable, 131st meeting of American Public Health Association meeting.

Johnson, W.E., Propper, C.R., and Hillyard, S.D. (1998). Effects of dehydration on thirst-related behavior and angiotensin concentrations in the brain and plasma of the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus couchii. Western and Southwestern Regional Conference on Comparative Endocrinology, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Flagstaff, AZ.

Johnson, W.E. (1998). Angiotensin II: Water regulation in amphibians, Arizona chapter of Society for Neuroscience, Barrows Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ.

Honors and Memberships

2011-present International Association of Medical Science Educators, member

2010- Platinum Dean’s Recognition award, College of Medicine USF- $3750 award for leadership in education and research/scholarly activity

2009- present Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, member

2006-7 Florida Environmental Health Association, Inc.

2005 Florida Public Health Association

1996- present. American Physiological Society, member, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Teaching in Physiology, and Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis subsections

1993-8 Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology

1995-6 Biology Graduate Student President, NAU.

1992-1993 and 1993-1994 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, Inc. (ARCS), Phoenix Chapter Scholarship recipient

1986-1992 Society for Neuroscience, student member,

1986 Psi Chi honor society for Psychology, University of Colorado

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