Full Time Faculty

Miriam Johnson, PhD Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Associate Professor 135 Thornwell Annex 225 DeSaussure College of Social Work University of South Carolina  Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: (803) 777-2363 Fax: (803) 777-3498 e-mail: miriam.johnson@sc.edu

Educational Background:

MSW, University of Alabama
Ph.D., University of Alabama

Research Interests:

Family-centered services
Organizational change & development
Oppositional defiant disorder

Selected Publications:

Johnson, M. M., & Rhodes, R. (2000.) Advancing a strengths perspective in the study of vulnerable populations. The Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work (JBSW), 6, 53-65.

Selected Presentations:

Lim, H. S. & Johnson, M. M. Korean social work students' attitudes toward homosexuals. The Diversity conference, (2000, November) Atlanta, GA.

Johnson, M. M., & Rhodes, R. Family structure: The neglected factor in comprehending women's experience. (2000, November). Tabletop presentation at the NASW national conference in Baltimore, MD. 

Rhodes, R. & Johnson. M. M. (2000, October). The Medium is NOT the Message: A challenge for social work education in the 21st century. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), Destin, Florida. 

Brown, N., Coe, J. & Johnson, M. M. What attracts them? Student attributes and technology adaptation. (2000, October). Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), Destin, Florida.