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Norah Johnson PhD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Marquette University
Department: College ofnursing


I am willing to collaborate on research projects.
I am willing to mentor a junior faculty member.

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Autistic Disorder
  • Caregivers
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
  • Curriculum
  • Family Health
  • Parents
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Stress, Psychological

    • Research Experience

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Child Behavior
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Curriculum
  • Family Health
  • Focus Groups
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Self Efficacy
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Urban Population

    • Clinical Expertise

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
  • Child, Hospitalized
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disabled Children
  • Family Health
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Patient Discharge
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Urban Population

    • Methodologies and Techniques

  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Focus Groups
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Pilot Projects
  • Qualitative Research
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

    • Leadership Positions

  • Board Member St Coletta of Wisconsin
  • Board Member Centers for Independence, Milwaukee
  • Marquette University Program Director Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

    • Educational Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Caregivers
  • Child
  • Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
  • Child Health
  • Child, Hospitalized
  • Child, Preschool
  • Communication
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Curriculum
  • Decision Making
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Disabled Children
  • Family
  • Family Health
  • Focus Groups
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Mental Health Services
  • Midwestern United States
  • Mothers
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nurses
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Parenting
  • Parents
  • Patient Discharge
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Patient Readmission
  • Pediatric Nursing
  • Pilot Projects
  • Play and Playthings
  • Prevalence
  • Qualitative Research
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Self Efficacy
  • Social Support
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
  • Urban Population

    • Community Partnerships

  • Autism Society of South Eastern Wisconsin
  • St Coletta of Wisconsin
  • Next Step Clinic Milwaukee
  • Mental Health America Milwaukee
  • Centers for Independence Milwaukee

    • Publications (48)

  • Professional responsibility, nurses, and conscientious objection: A framework for ethical evaluation. (Grace PJ, Peter E, Lachman VD, Johnson NL, Kenny DJ, Wocial LD) Nurs Ethics 2023 Jul 07:9697330231180749 PMID: 37420337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164614921 07/08/2023       2 Citations
  • A Scoping Review of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Primary Care. (Johnson NL, Fial A, Van Hecke AV, Whitmore K, Meyer K, Pena S, Carlson M, Koth KA) J Pediatr Health Care 2023;37(5):519-527 PMID: 37178094 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159202028 05/14/2023    
  • A Swimming Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessing Critical Parameters from Caregivers’ Perspectives (Bekhet AK, Johnson N, Karenke T, van Hecke A) International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education May 2023;14(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85163141732 05/01/2023    
  • Improving Inclusion for Children With Special Health Care Needs in Childcare Settings: Results From a Statewide Survey of Childcare Professionals. (Whitmore KE, Johnson NL, Park J, Salama S, Sobiesk RJ) J Pediatr Health Care 2023;37(2):e1-e10 PMID: 36528486 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144754815 12/18/2022    
  • Work-Related Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Nurse Intention to Leave the Profession During COVID-19. (Christianson J, Johnson N, Nelson A, Singh M) Nurse Lead 2023 Apr;21(2):244-251 PMID: 35783544 PMCID: PMC9239979 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134744398 07/06/2022       16 Citations
  • Nurses' Experiences Implementing e PED : An iPad Application to Guide Quality Discharge Teaching. (Klingbeil CG, Gibson C, Johnson NL, Polfuss M, Gralton K, Lerret SM) Comput Inform Nurs 2022 Dec 01;40(12):848-855 PMID: 35363635 PMCID: PMC9522919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144135932 04/02/2022    
  • Parent Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. (Johnson NL, Bekhet AK, Sawdy R, Zint E, Wang J, Pena S, Zurcher H, Enea N) J Phys Act Health 2022 Feb 01;19(2):132-147 PMID: 35016157 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124578061 01/12/2022       3 Citations
  • One Size Does Not Fit All: Discharge Teaching and Child Challenging Behaviors. (Johnson NL, Lerret S, Polfuss M, Gralton K, Gibson C, Ahamed SI, Riddhiman A, White-Traut R, Brown RL, Sawin KJ) West J Nurs Res 2022 Sep;44(9):863-873 PMID: 34044674 PMCID: PMC9842074 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106718939 05/29/2021    
  • "No one could calm him down": Mothers' experience of autism diagnosis and obtainment of resources in an urban public school district. (Johnson N, Sangasy P, Robinson K) Fam Syst Health 2020 Sep;38(3):255-264 PMID: 32955283 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091469806 09/22/2020       5 Citations
  • Swim Program Pilot for Children with Autism: Impact on Behaviors and Health. (Johnson NL, Bekhet AK, Karenke T, Garnier-Villarreal M) West J Nurs Res 2021 Apr;43(4):356-363 PMID: 32795155 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089373448 08/17/2020       3 Citations
  • Conversations With Health Care Providers and Parents Before Autism Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study. (Johnson NL, Krueger W, Jilek E, Haglund K) J Pediatr Health Care 2020;34(5):453-461 PMID: 32674885 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087761961 07/18/2020       2 Citations
  • Engaging Parents in Education for Discharge (ePED): Evaluating the Reach, Adoption & Implementation of an Innovative Discharge Teaching Method. (Johnson NL, Lerret S, Klingbeil CG, Polfuss M, Gibson C, Gralton K, Garnier-Villarreal M, Ahamed SI, Riddhiman A, Unteutsch R, Pawela L, White-Traut R, Sawin K, Weiss M) J Pediatr Nurs 2020;54:42-49 PMID: 32531681 PMCID: PMC10465147 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086102136 06/13/2020       6 Citations
  • Using the Engaging Parents in Education for Discharge (ePED) iPad Application to Improve Parent Discharge Experience. (Lerret SM, Johnson NL, Polfuss M, Weiss M, Gralton K, Klingbeil CG, Gibson C, Garnier-Villarreal M, Ahamed SI, Adib R, Unteutsch R, Pawela L, White-Traut R, Sawin K) J Pediatr Nurs 2020;52:41-48 PMID: 32163845 PMCID: PMC10465148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081221524 03/13/2020       11 Citations
  • School-aged Children Who Are Not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians. (Rey-Casserly C, McGuinn L, Lavin A, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH,SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS) Pediatrics 2019 Oct;144(4) PMID: 31548334 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072848990 09/25/2019       12 Citations
  • Testing allostatic load factor structures among adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach. (King AL, Garnier-Villarreal M, Simanek AM, Johnson NL) Am J Hum Biol 2019 Jul;31(4):e23242 PMID: 31021503 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065074850 04/26/2019       14 Citations
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration needed in obtaining high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations. (Cleek EA, Johnson NL, Sheets LK) Child Abuse Negl 2019 Jun;92:167-178 PMID: 30999166 PMCID: PMC6513678 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064630494 04/19/2019       13 Citations
  • Autism and Research Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Johnson NL, Salowitz N, Van Abel M, Dolan B, Van Hecke A, Ahamed SI) Journal of Radiology Nursing December 2017;36(4):245-252 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85030172817 12/01/2017       1 Citation
  • Parents' perspectives on caring for children after solid organ transplant. (Lerret SM, Johnson NL, Haglund KA) J Spec Pediatr Nurs 2017 Jul;22(3) PMID: 28371009 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017360189 04/04/2017       20 Citations
  • Development of a Self-Management Theory-Guided Discharge Intervention for Parents of Hospitalized Children. (Sawin KJ, Weiss ME, Johnson N, Gralton K, Malin S, Klingbeil C, Lerret SM, Thompson JJ, Zimmanck K, Kaul M, Schiffman RF) J Nurs Scholarsh 2017 Mar;49(2):202-213 PMID: 28253444 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014394717 03/03/2017       11 Citations
  • Discharge Teaching, Readiness for Discharge, and Post-discharge Outcomes in Parents of Hospitalized Children. (Weiss ME, Sawin KJ, Gralton K, Johnson N, Klingbeil C, Lerret S, Malin S, Yakusheva O, Schiffman R) J Pediatr Nurs 2017;34:58-64 PMID: 28087088 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85009494280 01/15/2017       108 Citations
  • Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems. (COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS) Pediatrics 2016 Dec;138(6) PMID: 27940733 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008349855 12/13/2016       20 Citations
  • Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems. (Gleason MM, Goldson E, Yogman MW, COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS) Pediatrics 2016 Dec;138(6) PMID: 27940734 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008319343 12/13/2016    
  • Helping Children and Families Deal With Divorce and Separation. (Cohen GJ, Weitzman CC, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, SECTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS) Pediatrics 2016 Dec;138(6) PMID: 27940730 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008311658 12/13/2016       24 Citations
  • Supporting the Grieving Child and Family. (Schonfeld DJ, Demaria T, COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL) Pediatrics 2016 Sep;138(3) PMID: 27573086 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84985905867 08/31/2016       37 Citations
  • Transition of Experienced and New Graduate Nurses to a Pediatric Hospital. (Klingbeil C, Schiffman RF, Ziebert C, Totka JP, Schmitt CA, Doyle L, Stelter A, Stonek AV, Ke W, Johnson N) J Nurses Prof Dev 2016;32(4):198-204 PMID: 27434319 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84982851950 07/21/2016       11 Citations
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Child's Weight-Related Behaviors: A Parents' Perspective. (Polfuss M, Johnson N, Bonis SA, Hovis SL, Apollon F, Sawin KJ) J Pediatr Nurs 2016;31(6):598-607 PMID: 27339734 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84997701137 06/25/2016       28 Citations
  • Parents' Perspectives on Shared Decision Making for Children With Solid Organ Transplants. (Lerret SM, Haglund KA, Johnson NL) J Pediatr Health Care 2016;30(4):374-80 PMID: 26547482 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84964965982 11/09/2015       12 Citations
  • Translating Research to Practice for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Part I: Definition, Associated Behaviors, Prevalence, Diagnostic Process, and Interventions. (Johnson NL, Burkett K, Reinhold J, Bultas MW) J Pediatr Health Care 2016;30(1):15-26 PMID: 26530271 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84951808002 11/05/2015       15 Citations
  • Translating Research to Practice for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Part 2: Behavior Management in Home and Health Care Settings. (Bultas MW, Johnson NL, Burkett K, Reinhold J) J Pediatr Health Care 2016;30(1):27-37 PMID: 26525946 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84951734225 11/04/2015       14 Citations
  • Providing Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters and Crises. (Schonfeld DJ, Demaria T, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH) Pediatrics 2015 Oct;136(4):e1120-30 PMID: 26371193 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942880585 09/16/2015       59 Citations
  • Increasing Autism Awareness in Inner-City Churches: A Brief Report. (Johnson N, Van Hecke A) J Pediatr Nurs 2015;30(6):e63-9 PMID: 25981127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947864323 05/20/2015       9 Citations
  • Icanlearn: A mobile application for creating flashcards and social stories™ for children with autism (Zaffke A, Jain N, Johnson N, Ul Alam MA, Magiera M, Ahamed SI) Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 2015;8456:225-230 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84927725619 01/01/2015       13 Citations
  • Effect of a social script iPad application for children with autism going to imaging. (Johnson N, Bree O, Lalley EE, Rettler K, Grande P, Gani MO, Ahamed SI) J Pediatr Nurs 2014;29(6):651-9 PMID: 24836052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84920885585 05/20/2014       22 Citations
  • Fostering Ambulation for a Preschool Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Report. (Schaefer-Campion C, Johnson NL) Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2015;35(4):354-64 PMID: 24649976 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947041358 03/22/2014       5 Citations
  • Social Script iPad Application Versus Usual Care before Undergoing Medical Imaging: Two Case Studies of Children with Autism (Johnson NL, Bree OA) Journal of Radiology Nursing September 2014;33(3):121-126 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84907374925 01/01/2014       4 Citations
  • Attributed meanings and strategies to prevent challenging behaviors of hospitalized children with autism: two perspectives. (Johnson NL, Bekhet A, Robinson K, Rodriguez D) J Pediatr Health Care 2014;28(5):386-93 PMID: 24239062 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84906075155 11/19/2013       35 Citations
  • Social Script iPad Application Versus Usual Care Before Undergoing Medical Imaging: Two Case Studies of Children With Autism (Johnson, N.L., Bree, O.) Journal of Radiology Nursing Johnson, N.L., Bree, O. (2013). Social Script iPad Application Versus Usual Care Before Undergoing Medical Imaging: Two Case Studies of Children With Autism. The Journal of Radiology Nursing (33)2, 121-126. 09/23/2013    
  • Children with autism spectrum disorder at a pediatric hospital: a systematic review of the literature. (Johnson NL, Rodriguez D) Pediatr Nurs 2013;39(3):131-41 PMID: 23926752 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84883098822 08/10/2013       58 Citations
  • Lack of father involvement in research on children with autism spectrum disorder: maternal parenting stress and family functioning. (Johnson NL, Simpson PM) Issues Ment Health Nurs 2013 Apr;34(4):220-8 PMID: 23566184 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84876053664 04/10/2013       34 Citations
  • Genomics and autism spectrum disorder. (Johnson NL, Giarelli E, Lewis C, Rice CE) J Nurs Scholarsh 2013 Mar;45(1):69-78 PMID: 23368711 PMCID: PMC4450805 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874536296 02/02/2013       17 Citations
  • Effects on resilience of caregivers of persons with autism spectrum disorder: the role of positive cognitions. (Bekhet AK, Johnson NL, Zauszniewski JA) J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc 2012;18(6):337-44 PMID: 23139377 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84870753513 11/10/2012       41 Citations
  • Resilience in family members of persons with autism spectrum disorder: a review of the literature. (Bekhet AK, Johnson NL, Zauszniewski JA) Issues Ment Health Nurs 2012 Oct;33(10):650-6 PMID: 23017040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84867013568 09/29/2012       136 Citations
  • Evaluation of a coping kit for children with challenging behaviors in a pediatric hospital. (Drake J, Johnson N, Stoneck AV, Martinez DM, Massey M) Pediatr Nurs 2012;38(4):215-21 PMID: 22970487 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84866304476 09/14/2012       34 Citations
  • Children with developmental disabilities at a pediatric hospital: staff education to prevent and manage challenging behaviors. (Johnson NL, Lashley J, Stonek AV, Bonjour A) J Pediatr Nurs 2012 Dec;27(6):742-9 PMID: 22465852 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84867898429 04/03/2012       33 Citations
  • Autism spectrum disorder: parenting stress, family functioning and health-related quality of life. (Johnson N, Frenn M, Feetham S, Simpson P) Fam Syst Health 2011 Sep;29(3):232-252 PMID: 21928891 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80053256792 09/21/2011       146 Citations
  • How to select the correct education strategy: when not to go online. (Klingbeil CG, Johnson NL, Totka JP, Doyle L) J Nurses Staff Dev 2009;25(6):287-91 PMID: 19955977 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-74349124068 12/04/2009       2 Citations
  • Evaluation of an intimate partner violence curriculum in a pediatric hospital. (Johnson NL, Klingbeil C, Melzer-Lange M, Humphreys C, Scanlon MC, Simpson P) Pediatrics 2009 Feb;123(2):562-8 PMID: 19171623 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-61549107577 01/28/2009       12 Citations
  • Readiness for discharge in parents of hospitalized children. (Weiss M, Johnson NL, Malin S, Jerofke T, Lang C, Sherburne E) J Pediatr Nurs 2008 Aug;23(4):282-95 PMID: 18638672 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-47149099353 07/22/2008       117 Citations
    • Last update: 01/13/2024