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 emotional regulation and couple and family relationships in clinical settings with a specific focus on the relationship between physical exercise, improved sleep, and reduced stress on in therapy processes and outcomes; I also focus on daily processes in client's lives and the role of anxiety in relationships.

Awards

• Best Article of the Year: Honorable Mention from Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,
• Teaching Innovation Award from School of Family Life, Brigham Young University, 2017

Professional Affiliations

• Society for Psychotherapy Research

Recent Publications

• Johnson, L., Selland, B., Mennenga, K. D., Oka, M., Tambling, R. B., & Anderson, S. (2018). Examining the link between exercise and positive relationship events in clinical couples. American Journal of Family Therapy10.1080/01926187.2018.1437574, 13.
• Tambling, R., & Johnson, L. (2018). Predictive validity of the R-URICA. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice, 15.
• Johnson, L., Scott, K. A., & Espino, J. (2018). Using attachment to better understand the therapy alliance: The Attachment Based Alliance Questionnaire. Using attachment to better understand the therapy alliance: The Attachment Based Alliance Questionnaire, 17.
• Johnson, L., Mennenga, K. D., Oka, M., Tambling, R. B., & Anderson, S. (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. , 466.
• Johnson, L., & Miller, R. (2014). Applied statistical analysis and interpretation: advanced methods in family therapy research: A focus on validity and change. 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.
• 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. In . 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.