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Laura Johnson, Ph.D., MSW


Laura Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Temple University. She holds a PhD and MSW in social work from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Prior to joining Temple, she worked at the Center on Violence Against Women and Children at the Rutgers School of Social Work for over eight years, where she served on the senior leadership team and conducted research and evaluation related to the prevention and intervention of violence against women. The goal of Dr. Johnson’s research is to support the mental and physical health of survivors of interpersonal violence through the development and adaptation of measures and interventions. She is particularly interested in the association between survivors’ economic security and their safety, as well as the economic empowerment of survivors.