Jennifer Johnson

Biography

Jennifer C. Johnson
Adjunct Faculty, Writing Across the Disciplines
Founder & CEO, Mindsight Lab

 

BIOGRAPHY

Jennifer C. Johnson is an adjunct faculty member at Bloomfield College at Montclair State University and the Founder & CEO of Mindsight Lab, an education, human development, and technology company focused on strengthening the human capabilities people need to learn, adapt, connect, lead, and thrive.

At Montclair, Jennifer teaches Writing Across the Disciplines and collaborates with university and community partners on workforce development and educational initiatives. Through Mindsight Lab, she works with Montclair State University on programs that integrate education, professional development, human development, technology, and participant support to expand pathways to learning and career opportunity.

Jennifer’s work draws on psychology, neuroscience, education, technology, and human-centered design to translate research and complex ideas into practical learning experiences and systems. Her career spans more than two decades across healthcare, higher education, entrepreneurship, and creative leadership, with experience developing organizations, products, educational initiatives, and cross-sector partnerships.

Her current work focuses on developing and studying approaches that strengthen Human Readiness™—the capacities that help people navigate learning, work, relationships, change, and an increasingly complex world.

 

EDUCATION 

M.A. in Psychology, Candidate | Harvard University Expected May 2027
Focus: Emotional intelligence, cognitive psychology, mindfulness, self-awareness, belonging, and learning systems
Capstone: Human Readiness Framework™: Toward an Integrative Conceptual Model of Human Development 

Graduate Certificate in Positive Psychology & Well-Being | Harvard University Expected Dec 2026 

Graduate Certificate in Religions of the World | Harvard University Expected Dec 2026 

Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Harvard Business School May 2022 

M.S. in Molecular Biology (Concentration: Neuroscience) | Montclair State University May 2012 | Thesis: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Regulation of Glial Cell Proliferation 

M.A. in English | North Carolina State University May 2007
Concentration: American Literature and Literary Theory 
Thesis: Body Politics in Don DeLillo, Adrienne Rich, and Andy Warhol: A Study in Postmodern American Culture 

B.A. in Spanish & Minor in English + Premed Track | North Carolina State University May 2002
Concentration: Latin American Literature and Culture 

 

Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 

Shinozaki, K., Yu, P. J., Zhou, Q., Cassiere, H. A., John, S., Rolston, D. M., Garg, N., Li, T., Johnson, J., Saeki, K., Goto, T., Okuma, Y., Miyara, S. J., Hayashida, K., Aoki, T., Wong, V. K., Molmenti, E. P., Lampe, J. W., & Becker, L. B. (2024). Low respiratory quotient correlates with high mortality in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 78, 182-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2024.01.003

Shinozaki, K., Yu, P. J., Zhou, Q., Cassiere, H. A., John, S., Rolston, D. M., Garg, N., Li, T., Johnson, J., Saeki, K., Goto, T., Okuma, Y., Miyara, S. J., Hayashida, K., Aoki, T., Wong, V. K., Molmenti, E. P., Lampe, J. W., & Becker, L. B. (2023). Continuous and repeat metabolic measurements compared between post-cardiothoracic surgery and critical care patients. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 23(1), 390. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02657-4 

Kim, E. J., Coppa, K., Hirsch, J. S., Abrahams, S., Johnson, J., Lesser, M., Davidson, K. W., Conigliaro, J., Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium, & Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. (2021). Examination of patient characteristics and hydroxychloroquine use based on the US Food and Drug Administration's recommendation: A cross-sectional analysis in New York. BMJ Open, 11(2), e042965. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042965

Nair, V., Jandovitz, N., Hirsch, J. S., Abate, M., Satapathy, S. K., Roth, N., Miyara, S. J., Guevara, S., Kressel, A. M., Xiang, A., Wu, G., Butensky, S. D., Lin, D., Williams, S., Bhaskaran, M. C., Majure, D. T., Grodstein, E., Lau, L., Nair, G., Fahmy, A. E., ... Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. (2021). An early experience on the effect of solid organ transplant status on hospitalized COVID-19 patients. American Journal of Transplantation, 21(7), 2522-2531. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.16460

Nishikimi, M., Rasul, R., Sison, C. P., Jafari, D., Shoaib, M., Shinozaki, K., Li, T., Hayashida, K., Rolston, D. M., Hirsch, J. S., Becker, L. B., & Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. (2021). Intubated COVID-19 predictive (ICOP) score for early mortality after intubation in patients with COVID-19. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 21124. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00591-1

Capone, C. A., Subramony, A., Sweberg, T., Schneider, J., Shah, S., Rubin, L., Schleien, C., Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium, Epstein, S., Johnson, J. C., Kessel, A., Misra, N., Mitchell, E., Palumbo, N., Rajan, S., Rocker, J., Williamson, K., & Davidson, K. W. (2020). Characteristics, cardiac involvement, and outcomes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome of childhood associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. The Journal of Pediatrics, 224, 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.044

Kainth, M. K., Goenka, P. K., Williamson, K. A., Fishbein, J. S., Subramony, A., Barone, S., Belfer, J. A., Feld, L. M., Krief, W. I., Palumbo, N., Rajan, S., Rocker, J., Scotto, T., Sharma, S., Sokoloff, W. C., Schleien, C., Rubin, L. G., & Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. (2020). Early experience of COVID-19 in a US children's hospital. Pediatrics, 146(4), e2020003186. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-003186

Moscola, J., Sembajwe, G., Jarrett, M., Farber, B., Chang, T., McGinn, T., Davidson, K. W., & Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium. (2020). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in health care personnel in the New York City area. JAMA, 324(9), 893-895. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.14765

 

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW 

Johnson, J., & Di Maio, I. V. (in review). Transformative learning through wraparound services: Supporting first-generation early college and adult ESL students for academic success and socio-economic mobility. Metropolitan Universities. 

 

BOOKS & EDITORIAL PUBLICATIONS 

Rothkopf, M., & Johnson, J. C. (2022). Optimizing metabolic status for the hospitalized patient: The role of macro- and micronutrition on disease management. CRC Press / Taylor & Francis. 

D’Alessio, M., Gross, L., & Guercio, J. (2013). AP Biology Crash Course. 2nd ed. Research & Education Association. REA Publishers. 

Slack, A., & Kinard, M. AP Biology All Access. Research & Education Association (REA Publishers), 2013. Overall Editor and Technical Editor: Jennifer C. Johnson.