Kathryn R. Johnson
Department of Public Administration and Policy
American University, School of Public Affairs kj5677a@american.edu
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW www.kathrynrjohnson.com
Washington, DC 20016
Education
Ph.D., Public Policy, American University, School of Public Affairs, expected May 2025
“Three Essays on Idiosyncratic Shocks to Mood and Cognition”
J.D., cum laude, American University, Washington College of Law, May 2012
B.A., Anthropology, Yale University, May 2006
Publications
Persico, Claudia and Johnson, Kathryn R. (2021). “The Effects of Increased Pollution on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Vol 107.
Working Papers
Persico, Claudia and Johnson, Kathryn R. “Broadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Wellbeing.” NBER working paper w32517.
Johnson, Kathryn R., “Invisible Variance: Air Pollution, Judges, and Criminal Justice Outcomes” (available upon request)
Works in Progress
Johnson, Kathryn R., “Sentiment Differences in Argument and Decision: A Machine Learning Approach to the U.S. Supreme Court”
Aslim, Erkmen, Johnson, Kathryn R., Tekin, Erdal, “Unpacking the Role of Body-Worn Cameras in Police-Citizen Interactions during Traffic Stops Following Felonious Killings of Police Officers”
Dursun, Bahadir, Eren, Ozkan, Johnson, Kathryn R., Tekin, Erdal, “Curriculum Reform and Adult Health Behaviors”
Grossman, Daniel, Persico, Claudia, Johnson, Kathryn R., Tekin, Erdal “Mountaintop Mining and Infant Health”
Research Interests
Environmental Policy, Health Policy, Criminal Justice, Economics of Crime.
Teaching Interests
Health Policy, Environmental Policy, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Criminal Law, Legal Research Methods.
Presentations
American Society of Health Economists “Invisible Variance: Air Pollution, Judges, and Criminal Justice Outcomes”, Summer 2024
Association for Environmental and Resource Economists “Invisible Variance: Air Pollution, Judges, and Criminal Justice Outcomes” (Poster Presentation), Spring 2024
Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM). “Broadband Internet Access, Economic Growth, and Suicides.”, Fall 2023
Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM). “The Effect of Broadband Internet Access on Suicides: Evidence from the United States.”, Spring 2022
South Carolina Law School. Guest Lecture for “New Models for Legal Service Delivery,” taught by Professor Elizabeth Chambliss, Fall 2015
Research Experience
Graduate Assistant, Dr. Claudia Persico, American University, 2020 – present
- Provided support on projects that resulted in a publication and working paper under review. My responsibilities ranged from cleaning and organizing data to helping design and implement research at every stage.
Graduate Assistant, Dr. Erdal Tekin, American University, 2021 – present
- Provided support on several research projects at various stages of the publication process. I assisted in creating literature reviews, finalizing manuscripts, and participated in conceiving and managing projects from conception to production of working papers.
Other Training and Skills
- CITI Program for Social & Behavioral Research September 2020
- Special Sworn Status
- Equitable Teaching Workshop, Greenberg Building Future Faculty Program September 2023
- Stata, R, Python
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Claudia Persico, American University, 2021-2023.
- Assisted with grading all assignments for master’s level Education Policy class and PhD level methods class.
Florida Coastal School of Law. “Legal Expert Systems.” Taught with Marc Lauritsen, Richard Granat, and Aaron Varner (taught virtually).
- Responsible for lectures and assignments related to software conception and design.
Dean’s Fellow (teaching assistant) to Professor David Spratt, “Legal Rhetoric and Writing.” American University, Washington College of Law, 2010-2011.
- Responsible for lectures and assignments relating to legal citations and other technical topics.
Service
Referee: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Economics of Human Biology.
References
Erdal Tekin
Department of Public Administration and Policy
American University, School of Public Affairs
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Claudia Persico
Department of Public Administration and Policy
American University, School of Public Affairs
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016
Valentina Duque
Department of Public Administration and Policy
American University, School of Public Affairs
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016