Kimberly Johnson

• Associate Professor
  Indiana University, School of Social Work — 2019 – Present
• Assistant Professor
  Indiana University, School of Social Work — 2013 – 2019

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

• Lee, S. H., Lyu, J., & Johnson, K. J. (2025). Healthy behaviors and self-rated health among community-dwelling older adults: A cross-national comparison between the U.S. and Korea. Asian Women, 41(3), 117–126.
• Lee, S. H., Johnson, K. J., & Lyu, J. (2020). Parental education and self-rated health among older adults: Evidence from the U.S. and South Korea. Journal of Asian Sociology, 49(4), 527–546.
• Lee, S. H., Johnson, K. J., & Lyu, J. (2018). Volunteering among first-generation Asian ethnic groups residing in California. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 33(4).
• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2018). A new minimum benefit in Social Security to help vulnerable retirees. Public Policy and Aging Report, 28(suppl_1).
• Johnson, K. J., Latham-Mintus, K., & Poey, J. L. (2018). Productive aging via volunteering: Does social cohesion influence level of engagement? Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
• Hong, M., Yi, E. H., Johnson, K. J., & Adamek, M. E. (2017). Facilitators and barriers for advance care planning among ethnic minorities in the U.S.: A systematic review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
• Johnson, K. J., Hong, M., Inoue, M., & Adamek, M. E. (2016). Social work should be more proactive in addressing the need to plan for end-of-life. Health and Social Work, 41(4).
• Johnson, K. J., & Lee, S. H. (2015). Factors associated with volunteering among racial and ethnic groups: Findings from the California Health Interview Survey. Research on Aging, 39(5), 575–596.
• Johnson, K. J., & Mutchler, J. E. (2014). The emergence of a positive gerontology: From disengagement to social involvement. The Gerontologist, 54(1).

Books

• Leland, N., Elliott, S. J., & Johnson, K. J. (2012). Occupational therapy practice guidelines for productive aging for community-dwelling older adults. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press.

Technical Reports

• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2018). A revised minimum benefit to better meet the adequacy and equity standards in Social Security. AARP Public Policy Institute.
• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2018). Executive summary: A revised minimum benefit to better meet the adequacy and equity standards in Social Security. AARP Public Policy Institute.
• Johnson, K. J., & Wilson, K. (2010). Current economic status of older adults in the United States: A demographic analysis. National Council on Aging.
• Johnson, K. J., & Wilson, K. (2010). A look at issues facing older adults ages 55 to 64. National Council on Aging.

Grants Received

• A Revised Minimum Benefit Can Better Meet the Adequacy and Equity Standards in Social Security
  AARP Social Security Innovation Challenge — $30,000 — Co-Principal Investigator — 2016 – 2017
• Volunteering Among Surviving Spouses: The Impact of Volunteer Activity on the Health of the Recently Widowed
  John A. Hartford Foundation — $70,000 — Hartford Doctoral Fellowship in Geriatric Social Work — 2009 – 2011

• Outstanding Achievement Award
  University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Gerontology — 2013
• RAND Corporation Summer Institute Scholarship
  Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists and the Demography, Economics, and Epidemiology of Aging Conference — 2009
• Graduate Student Paper Award
  Massachusetts Gerontology Association — 2007
• Sigma Phi Omega Inductee
  National Academic Honor and Professional Society in Gerontology — 2006

Invited Talks

• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2018). Revising Social Security’s minimum benefit: A strategy to improve adequacy in the OASI program. Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston.
• Johns, E., & Johnson, K. J. (2017). A revised minimum benefit to better meet the adequacy and equity standards in Social Security. National Academy of Social Insurance and AARP Policy Forum.

Conference Proceedings

• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2018). The effect of caring for an ill or disabled child on a parent’s retirement nest egg. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Lee, S. H., Johnson, K. J., & Lyu, J. (2018). Who’s minding the store? The older workforce in Korea and the U.S. Paper presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting.
• Mathews, S., Johnson, K. J., & Niles-Yokum, K. (2018). Strategies and approaches for engaging diverse students with policy content. Workshop presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting.
• Lyu, J., Lee, S. H., & Johnson, K. J. (2017). Parental education, respondents’ education, and midlife health in the U.S. and Korea. Poster presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress.
• Hong, M., Yi, E. H., Johnson, K. J., & Adamek, M. E. (2017). Facilitators and barriers for advance care planning among ethnic minorities: A systematic review. Poster presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress.
• Johnson, K. J., Lee, S. H., & Lyu, J. (2017). Paid and unpaid work in the Republic of Korea and the United States of America. Poster presented at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress.
• Johnson, K. J., Kruger, T. M., Stoeckel, K. J., Hong, M., & Adamek, M. E. (2017). Addressing life’s end with students. Workshop presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., & Yi, E. (2016). Through the lens of time: Childhood visual difficulties and midlife productive activities. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., Latham, K., & Poey, J. L. (2016). The view from our windows: Perceived neighborhood quality and volunteering. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Lyu, J., Lee, S. H., & Johnson, K. J. (2016). Factors associated with volunteering among Asian ethnic subgroups. Poster presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education, and Social Development.
• Hong, M., Yi, E. H., Johnson, K. J., & Adamek, M. E. (2016). Toward culturally competent care at the end-of-life: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting.
• Lee, S. H., & Johnson, K. J. (2015). Volunteer participation among Asian older adults. Poster presented at the American Society on Aging Annual Meeting.
• Lee, S. H., & Johnson, K. J. (2014). Factors associated with volunteer participation among racially and ethnically diverse older adults. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., & Kwan, N. (2013). Trajectories of functional limitations among active middle-aged persons with arthritis. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Steinman, B. A., Kwan, N., Johnson, K. J., & Chun, A. (2012). Trajectories of self-rated health among middle-aged persons with poor vision. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J. (2010). Does volunteering help protect mental health when it really counts? Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J. (2010). Career development and disabilities. Oral presentation at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Alwin, R., Johnson, K. J., Posner, A., & Wilson, K. (2010). Holistic approach to meeting the needs of economically disadvantaged seniors. Workshop presented at the National Council on Aging/American Society on Aging Joint Conference.
• Johnson, K. J., Quinlan, J., & Griffin, J. A. (2010). Teaching gerontology as a graduate student. Roundtable presented at the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J. (2010). Spousal loss, depressive symptoms, and volunteering. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., Mutchler, J. E., Burr, J. A., & Johns, E. (2009). Caregiving and age: Factors shaping daily time use. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Martin, L., & Johnson, K. J. (2009). Volunteerism among custodial and non-custodial grandparents. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., Mutchler, J. E., & Burr, J. A. (2008). Allocation of time among older adults in the U.S. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Johnson, K. J., & Johns, E. (2008). Credits for care in Social Security. Paper presented at the Summit for Economic Justice for Women.
• Johnson, K. J. (2008). Care credits toward Social Security for family caregivers. Program exchange at the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Joint Conference.
• Johnson, K. J. (2007). Health behaviors and volunteering among older adults. Poster presented at the American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Joint Conference.

• Co-Principal Investigator
  “A revised minimum benefit can better meet the adequacy and equity standards in Social Security,” AARP Foundation — 2016 – 2017
• Research Associate
  Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston — 2011 – 2013
• Principal Investigator
  “Volunteering among surviving spouses: The impact of volunteer activity on the health of the recently widowed,” John A. Hartford Foundation — 2009 – 2011
• Research Consultant
  National Council on Aging — 2009 – 2010
• Research Assistant
  Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston — 2007 – 2008

Undergraduate Courses

• Human Growth and Development in the Social Environment
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Introduction to Gerontology
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Community Behavior and Practice
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Introduction to Social Work
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Organizational Theory and Practice
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• The Counseling Needs of Older Adults
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Adult Development and Aging
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• Service Needs of Older Adults
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2014

Graduate Courses

• Organizations, Communities, and Societies
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction
• MSW Field Practicum
  Indiana University School of Social Work — Course instruction

Graduate Teaching Assistant Positions

• Multi-Method Research Design Using Qualitative Methods
  University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Public Policy — 2009
• Social Policy Research Practicum in Gerontology
  University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Gerontology — 2009
• Current National Databases in Gerontological Policy Research
  University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Gerontology — 2008

Additional Teaching Experience

• Principles of Sociology
  Ivy Tech State College — Part-Time Lecturer — 2004

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  State of Indiana — 2000 – Present

Service in the Community

• Board Member
  Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana — 2016 – Present
• Team Captain, Walk to End Alzheimer’s
  Alzheimer’s Association, Richmond, Indiana — 2014 – 2017
• Board Member
  Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Fulton County, Indiana — 2000 – 2001

Service Awards

• Community Team Award and Champions Award for Fundraising
  Alzheimer’s Association of Indiana, Walk to End Alzheimer’s — 2017
• Spirit Award
  Alzheimer’s Association of Indiana, Walk to End Alzheimer’s — 2014

Service to the Profession

Leadership Positions in Professional Organizations

• Chair, Public Policy Committee
  Gerontological Society of America — 2015 – 2018
• Membership Committee Representative
  Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work — 2014 – 2016
• Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Representative, Public Policy Committee
  Gerontological Society of America — 2012 – 2014
• Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Representative, Task Force on Women
  Gerontological Society of America — 2009 – 2011

Manuscript and Conference Submission Review

• Ad Hoc Reviewer
  International Journal of Aging and Human Development — 2018 – Present
• Peer Reviewer
  International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress — 2016
• Peer Reviewer
  Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting — 2016
• Ad Hoc Reviewer
  Journal of Gerontological Social Work — 2016 – Present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer
  Research on Aging — 2014 – Present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer
  The Gerontologist — 2013 – Present

Departmental and University Service

• Promotion and Tenure Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2023 – 2025
• Chair, BSW Curriculum Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019 – 2020
• Instructor, PhD Independent Study on Social Isolation among Older Immigrants
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2019
• Field Instructor for MSW Student
  Hand-in-Hand Adult Day Care of Richmond — 2019
• Graduate Academic Council
  Indiana University — 2018 – 2019
• BSW Curriculum Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2016 – Present
• MSW Curriculum Committee
  Indiana University School of Social Work — 2014 – Present

• Gerontological Society of America
  Professional membership
• Association for Gerontological Education in Social Work
  Professional membership
• American Society on Aging
  Professional membership