Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Connecticut
Blair T. Johnson is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Psychological Sciences. He has been a prominent scientific methodologist throughout his career, especially in relation to meta-analysis, which he labels “the original big data.” Other recent methods work has focused on spatiotemporal strategies to bring community- and neighborhood-level factors to bear on health behavior and health behavior change, including gun violence, HIV/AIDS, exercise and blood pressure, placebo responding in antidepressants, and strategies to improve mental and physical health and to promote healthy lifestyle choices. He has been awarded numerous grants from the U.S. Public Health Service and other sources. He is a fellow of numerous organizations, ranging from the American Psychological Association (APA) to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Currently, Dr. Johnson is a Senior Editor with the journal Social Science & Medicine and Editor of Psychological Bulletin.