Kim Johnson

Kim Johnson is a Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the Brown School, where she chairs the Epidemiology and Biostatistics concentration in the Master of Public Health program. She is also a secondary appointee in the Department of Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine and the School of Public Health, with membership in the Siteman Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research.

• Primary Research Focus: Pediatric cancer epidemiology, health disparities, and policy analysis.
• Key Methodologies: Data-driven approaches to evaluate access to care, survival outcomes, and policy effectiveness.
• Teaching: Advanced Data Analysis courses.

Her work highlights disparities in cancer outcomes among minority children and young adults, emphasizing the role of health insurance and Medicaid expansion. Publications in JAMA Pediatrics, Cancer, and Cancer, Causes, and Control reflect her expertise in population-level cancer research. She has mentored students and contributed to public health policy debates through her research.