Kim Johnson
Professor
Contact
Phone: 314-935-9154
Email: kijohnson@wustl.edu
Education
PhD, Graduate School University of Minnesota
Areas of Focus
Epidemiology
Health disparities
Health policy
Pediatrics
Cancer
Biography
Kim Johnson is a cancer epidemiologist. She has spent much of her research career focused on the etiology of pediatric cancer in both the general and high-risk (Neurofibromatosis Type 1) populations. Currently, her research focuses on how factors associated with access to care influence outcomes in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients. Her research integrates data-driven methods to evaluate disparities, improve survival, and inform policies that enhance equitable care delivery. She has authored over 120 publications.
Johnson is a member of the Siteman Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research. She co-leads the Children and Youth Collaborative Network at WashU. She has secondary appointments in the Department of Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine and the School of Public Health. Johnson is an award-winning teacher and mentor who currently teaches Advanced Data Analysis in the Master of Public Health program. More information on her research and cancer epidemiology can be found at Cancer Epidemiology Connection.
In Brown School News
Brown School researchers study AI’s role in pediatric cancer care
June 24, 2025
Medicaid enrollment associated with higher risk of cancer death
October 28, 2024
Consistent Health Insurance is Critical, Finds New Study
February 5, 2024
Health Insurance Impacts Cancer Stage at Diagnosis in Minority Children
August 2, 2022
How Distance From Care Affects Cancer Outcomes
November 19, 2021
Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021
October 25, 2021
Coronavirus Fact vs. Fiction
March 30, 2020
Cancer survival disparities in minority children adolescents greater for more treatable cancers
March 2, 2020
Featured Publications
Assessing the impact of Medicaid expansion on insurance coverage among children with cancer
JAMA Pediatrics
March 2020
The effect of health insurance on childhood cancer survival in the United States.
Cancer
December 15 2017
Impact of the Affordable Care Act dependent coverage provision on young adult cancer patients by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
Cancer, Causes, and Control
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020