Sara S. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director of Health Behavior Change Projects
sjohnson@prochange.com
Dr. Johnson. has been the principal investigator on over $3.5 million in National Institutes of Health grants to examine the effectiveness of Transtheoretical Model-based interventions for medication adherence and weight management, and has led teams on numerous private contracts, including outlining best practices in health communication, improving health coaching, and applying the Transtheoretical Model to helping people become more financially responsible about health services.
She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and has expertise in intervention development, measurement development, data analyses, and training. Her primary areas of interest include multiple risk interventions, weight management, medication adherence, smoking cessation, and women’s health.
Publications
Johnson, S.S., Paiva, A.L. Cummins, C., Johnson, J.L. Dyment, S., Wright, J.A., Prochaska, J.O., Prochaska, JM., Sherman, K. (in press). Evidence-based Multiple Behavior Intervention for Weight Management: Effectiveness on a Population Basis. Preventive Medicine.
Johnson, S.S., Cummins, C.O., & Evers, K.E. (in press). The impact of Transtheoretical Model-based multiple behavior interventions on nutrition. In N.E. Bernhardt & A.M. Kasko (Eds.) Nutrition for Middle-Aged and Elderly.
Johnson, S.S., Driskell, M.M., Johnson, J., Dyment, S., Prochaska, J.O., Prochaska, J.M., Bourne, L. (2006). Transtheoretical Model intervention for adherence to lipid-lowering drugs. Disease Management, 9(2), 102-114.
Johnson, S.S., Grimley, D.M., & Prochaska, J.O. (1998). Prediction of adherence using the Transtheoretical Model: Implications for pharmacy care practice. Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15(3), 135-148.
Johnson, S.S., Driskell, M., Johnson, J.L, Prochaska, J.M., Zwick, W., & Prochaska, J.O. (2006). Efficacy of a Transtheoretical Model Based Expert System for Antihypertensive Adherence. Disease Management, 9(5),291-301 .
Prochaska, J.O., Johnson, S.S., & Lee, P. (1998). The Transtheoretical Model of behavior change. In E.Schron, J. Ockene, S. Schumaker, & Exum, W.M. (Eds.), The handbook of behavioral change, second edition. New York: Springer.
Prochaska, J.M., Prochaska, J.O., & Johnson, S.S. (2006). Assessing readiness for adherence to treatment in W.T. O’Donohue & E.R.Levensky (Eds.) Promoting Treatment Adherence, pp.35-46. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Prochaska, J.O., Velicer, W.F., Fava, J.L., Ruggiero, L., LaForge, R., Rossi, J., Johnson, S.S., & Lee, P. (2001). Counselor and stimulus control enhancements of a stage-matched expert system intervention for smokers in a managed care setting. Preventive Medicine, 32, 23-32.
Sarkin, J.A., Johnson, S.S., & Prochaska, J.O., & Prochaska, J.M. (2001). Applying the Transtheoretical Model to regular moderate exercise in an overweight population: Validation of a stages of change measure. Preventive Medicine, 33, 462-469.