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Kim Johnson

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 100 publications.

Johnson is a member of the Siteman Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research. 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 and is chair of the Epidemiology and Biostatistics concentration in the Brown School’s Master of Public Health program.

Kim Johnson

Areas of Focus:

  • Epidemiology
  • Health disparities
  • Health policy
  • Pediatrics
  • Cancer

In The News

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