Faculty Profile for Dr. Cassandra Maria Johnson

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Dr. Cassandra Maria Johnson
Associate Professor — School of Family & Consumer Sciences
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phone: (512) 245-9196
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Cassandra M. Johnson, PhD, MSPH, serves as an Associate Professor in the Nutrition and Foods Program at Texas State University. Dr. Johnson’s research interests center around policies, systems, and environmental changes for nutrition and health, with a focus on food (in)security intervention and measurement. Dr. Johnson has been recognized with awards or honors including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University (2024) and being named to Delta Omega, the honorary society in public health (2010). To date, Dr. Johnson has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals and presented her research at many national and international conferences.

Education
2017 - PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Nutrition (track: Intervention and Policy, minor: Epidemiology)
2010 - MSPH, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health, Social and Behavioral Health
2005 - BS, Texas A&M University, Industrial Engineering (minor: Mathematics)

Teaching Interests

 Nutrition policy; research methods; writing.

Research Interests

 Policy, systems, and environmental changes for nutrition; measurement and methodology; behavioral nutrition.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Hwang, S. S., Johnson, C. M., Charles, J. S. J., & Biediger-Friedman, L. M. (2024). Food Delivery Apps and Their Potential to Address Food Insecurity in Older Adults: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, 1197. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091197
  • Zhu, J., Shen, X., Liu, Y., Yang, K., Wu, H., Lingpeng Lu, L., … Zhu, J. (n.d.). The correlation of serum choline, betaine, or trimethylamine N-oxide with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among Chinese pregnant women. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention, & Health.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Excellence Award for Excellence In Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University. September 1, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence In Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University. September 1, 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Impact Award, Graduate Education Advancement Board, UNC-Chapel Hill. April 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Inductee, Delta Omega (Honorary Society in Public Health). May 2010
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor 2020, Texas State University. May 2020

Selected Service Activities

Member
Nutrition and Obesity Policy and Research Evaluation Network (NOPREN)
January 2023-Present
Affiliate Member
Translational Health Research Center, TXST
April 2021-Present
Member
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
August 2019-Present
Chair
Faculty Search Committee, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, TXST
May 2023-May 2025
Reviewer / Referee
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
March 3, 2025-April 3, 2025