McGuinn Hall 208D
Telephone: 617-552-4029
Email: jessica.mccabe.99@bc.edu
Poverty and homelessness prevention, macro social work, and program evaluation
Jessica K. M. Johnson, PhD, MPA, LCSW, studies poverty and homelessness prevention. She is currently coordinating a research-practice partnership between md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College School of Social Work, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, FamilyAid md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç, and md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç Public Schools to evaluate the impact of an early family homelessness prevention intervention. She also has a longstanding interest in strategies to expand access to social security in rural parts of low-income countries.
Prior to teaching at the md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College School of Social Work, Dr. Johnson taught at New York University and md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University and worked at the New York City Department of Homeless Services. She tremendously enjoys teaching and working with students.
Shen, C., Johnson, J.K.M., Chi, Z., & Williamson, J.B. (2020). Does a universal non-contributory social pension make sense for rural China? International Social Security Review 73(2): 3-26.
Johnson, J.K.M., Sarkisian, N., & Williamson, J.B. (2015). Using a micro-level model to generate a macro-level model of productive successful aging. The Gerontologist 55(1): 107-119.
Giunta, N. & Johnson, J.K.M. (January, 2013). Unmet Needs of Homebound Urban Elders: The Role of Economic Security, Living Alone, and Case Management. Society for Social Work and Research. San Diego, California.
Johnson, J.K.M. (January, 2011). A Cross-National Analysis of Productive Aging. Society for Social Work and Research, Tampa, Florida.
Johnson, J.K.M. (July, 2009). A Cross-National Analysis of Labor Force Participation and Life Expectancy among Older Adults. International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France.
Johnson, J.K.M. & Williamson, J.B. (2008). An assessment of the importance and feasibility of universal non-contributory pension schemes for low-income countries. In P. Kemp & K. Van den Bosch (Eds.), International studies on social security: Vol. 13. Social protection in an ageing world. Antwerp, Belgium: Intersentia.