Adrienne Johnson, PhD

Adrienne Johnson, PhD, is an assistant professor (tenure track) in the Department of Medicine division of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI). Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in health psychology and the treatment of individuals with neurological disorders. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and then worked for two years at UW-CTRI as a health counselor helping individuals quit smoking. Using skills she learned while working as a health counselor, Johnson went on to obtain her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Cincinnati, with a focus in health psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral clinical internship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Women’s Health at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. She was awarded the 2021 ADRC Developmental Project to develop a motivational message for older adult African American Smokers to Quit Smoking as a means to prevent dementia onset.