Kimberly Johnson, PhD, MPH

Kimberly Johnson, PhD, MPH

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Public Health, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, WashU Medicine

Research Interest

Elucidating genetic and environmental causes of childhood cancer, particularly brain tumors. Early life factors in childhood cancer: congenital abnormalities, maternal vitamin supplementation and advanced maternal age.

Education

  • 2004: MPH, epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • 2007: PhD, epidemiology/human genetics, University of Minnesota

Training

  • 2007 - 2010: Postdoctoral fellow, pediatric cancer epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Selected Research Publications

SEER-Medicaid and SEER-Medicare data for neuro-oncology research.
  • Johnson KJ, Brown DS, Johnston KJ
  • J Neurooncol 2026
Associations between Medicaid enrollment and diagnosis stage and survival among pediatric cancer patients.
  • Johnson KJ, Brown DS, O'Connell CP, [...] King AA
  • Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024

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