Lee Johnson, Associate Professor

Department: Family Life

Vita

Bio

I grew up in Salt Lake City, UT and graduated from BYU with a BS in Family Science. I earned my M.S. degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Utah State University and a Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Since graduation I have worked at Friends University, University of Georgia and now BYU.

Education

• Ph.D. in Family Studies and Human Services from Kansas State University, 1998
• Master of Science in Family and Human Development from Utah State University, 1996
• Bachelor of Science in Family Science from Brigham Young University, 1993

Research Interests

Research interests focus on examining the relationship between physical exercise, improved sleep, and reduced stress on marital and family therapy outcomes; emotional regulation process in clinical couples and families; and the therapy alliance.

Awards

• Best Article of the Year: Honorable Mention from Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,

Recent Publications

• Johnson, L., Mennenga, K. D., Oka, M., Tambling, R. B., Anderson, S., & Yorgason, J. (2017). Effects of daily events for clinical couples: Examining therapy interventions, positive events, and exercise. Family Process, 19.
• Johnson, L., Selland, B., Mennenga, K. D., Oka, M., Rachel, T. B., Anderson, S., & Miller, R. (2017). Examining the Link Between Exercise and Marital Arguments in Clinical Couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 6, 226-234.
• Bradford, A., Burningham, K. L., Sandberg, J., & Johnson, L. (2017). The association between the parent-child relationship and symptoms of anxiety and depression: The roles of attachment and perceived spouse attachment behaviors. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43, 374-390.
• Johnson, L., Miller, R., Bradford, A., & Anderson, S. (2017). The Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network (MFT-PRN): Creating a more perfect union between practice and research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43, 561-572.
• Li, P., & Johnson, L. (2016). Examining the effects of demand/withdraw communication patterns in treating couples’ depression and enhancing relationship satisfaction. Journal of Family Therapy.
• Johnson, L., Tambling, R. B., Mennenga, K. D., Ketring, S. A., Oka, M., Anderson, S., Miller, R. (2015). Examining attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety across eight sessions of couple therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42, 195-212.
• Zak-Hunter, L., & Johnson, L. (2015). Exploring the association between partner behaviors and eating disorder symptomology. Families, Systems, and Health.
• Johnson, L., Tambling, R. B., & Anderson, S. (2015). A video recall study of in-session changes in sentiment override.. Family Process, 54, 485-497.
• Johnson, L., Tambling, R. B., & Anderson, S. R. (2014). A video recall study of in-session changes in sentiment override. Family Process, 14.
• Anderson, S. R., Tambling, R. B., Huff, S. C., Heafner, J., & Johnson, L. (2014). The development of a reliable change Index for the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 40, 525-534.
• Miller, R., & Johnson, L. (2014). Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change. New York, New York: Routledge.
• Johnson, L., & Miller, R. (2014). Applied statistical analysis and interpretation. In Richard B Miller & Lee N. Johnson (Ed.), advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 315-328). New York, New York: Routledge.
• Craig, S. W., Maxwell, K., & Johnson, L. (2014). Emergent technologies in MFT research. In Richard B Miller & Lee N. Johnson (Ed.), Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 112-123). New York, New York: Routledge.
• Yorgason, J., Johnson, L., & Hardy, N. R. (2014). Examining micro-change in clinical populations using a daily diary approach. In Richard B Miller & Lee N. Johnson (Ed.), Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 208-229). New York, New York: Routledge.
• Johnson, L., & Miller, R. (2014). Introduction: The importance of validity and nonindependence in MFT research. In Rick B Miller & Lee N. Johnson (Ed.), Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 1-11). New York, New York: Routledge.
• Mennenga, K. D., & Johnson, L. (2014). Single case research with couples and families. In Richard B Miller & Lee N. Johnson (Ed.), Advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change (pp. 196-207). New York, New York: Routledge.
• Johnson, L., Harper, J., & Hodgson, J. (2013). Professional Guidelines for C/MFT Doctoral Education. COAMTFE Accredited doctoral educators.
• Johnson, L., Ketring, S. A., & Anderson, S. R. (2013). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Family Therapy Alliance Scale: An evaluation of factor structure across parents and adolescents referred for at risk services. Contemporary Family Therapy, 35, 121-136.