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Timothy P. Johnson (sociologist)

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Timothy P. Johnson is professor emeritus of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. His research focuses on research methods, social epidemiology, and survey methodology.

Education and career

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He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Kentucky and MA in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.[1] He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles,[2] ranging from survey measurement and nonresponse errors, health behaviors of marginalized populations, and cross-cultural research. He has published five books: Advances in Comparative Survey Methods,[3] Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Substance Abuse,[4] Handbook of Health Survey Methods,[5] Hard to Survey Populations,[6] and Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional and Multicultural Contexts.[7]

He joined UIC in 1989 and served on over 80 dissertation committees.[8] He also directed UIC's Survey Research Laboratory from 1996 to 2019.[9] Since 2019, he has been a Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago.[10]

He is known for his professional association leadership, including serving as 2021-2022 president of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, 2017-2018 president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and 2016-2018 president of the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations.

Recognition

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In 2007, University of Kentucky Department of Sociology presented him with the Thomas R. Ford Distinguished Alumnus award.[1] In 2014, he was named Fellow of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research.[11]

He was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2015.[12] In 2023, he was honored with the AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Johnson, Timothy P. | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs". University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  2. ^ "Timothy P. Johnson". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ^ Johnson, Timothy (October 2018). Advances in Comparative Survey Methods: Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC). Wiley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-118-88498-0.
  4. ^ VanGeest, J. B.; Johnson, T. P.; Alemagno, S. A. (2017). Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Substance Abuse. Springer Press. ISBN 978-3-319-55978-0.
  5. ^ Johnson, Tim (2014). Handbook of Health Survey Methods. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-118-00232-2.
  6. ^ Tourangeau, Roger; Johnson, Timothy (2014). Hard-to-Survey Populations. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139381635.
  7. ^ Harkness, Janet; Johnson, Timothy (2010). Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 978-0-470-17799-0.
  8. ^ "CUPPA Emeritus Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs". University of Illinois at Chicago. 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  9. ^ "John M. Kennedy Achievement Award". Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations. 2018. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  10. ^ "Timothy Johnson | Senior Fellow". NORC at the University of Chicago. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  11. ^ "MAPOR Fellows". Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "ASA Fellows". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  13. ^ "The AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement". American Association for Public Opinion Research. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-04-13.