Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.
Ben Johnson, Ed.D., has been a university faculty member/administrator for more than 36 years. Over his career, Dr. Johnson has previously worked at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, City University of New York (CUNY) Brooklyn College, and the University of Kentucky.
He is the author of numerous sports medicine-related research articles and is a frequent presenter at international and national professional meetings. He was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission from 1990-1999 and coordinated the IOC’s Sport Science Research Projects during the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Summer Games. Dr. Johnson also served on a number of international sport-related committees including the Program Committee for the 1996 IOC World Congress on Sport Science.
Dr. Johnson has been the co-primary investigator on eight Department of State International Sport Programming Initiative projects since 2002 and several other federally funded projects. He is the co-founder of the African Academy of Disability Sport and Founder of the International Academy for Disability Rights. Dr. Johnson is the recipient of more than $11 million in funding throughout his career.
For nearly 30 years, Dr. Johnson was an expert witness and consultant on work-related musculoskeletal injury legal cases. He specializes in the biomechanical aspects of occupational tasks to identify acute and chronic movement and environmental factors that may contribute to musculoskeletal injury.
Education
- Ed.D., Kinesiology, University of Kentucky
- M.A., Education and Physical Education Administration, East Carolina University
- B.A., Physical Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A., Recreation Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research
- sports medicine-related research
- work-related musculoskeletal injury
- biomechanical aspects of occupational tasks
- environmental factors that may contribute to musculoskeletal injury
