Natasha N. Johnson

Natasha N. JohnsonNatasha N. Johnson is a Clinical Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. A career educator since 2001, her research focuses on critical theory, equity, and social justice leadership, particularly within the K-20 sector. Her other research areas include intersectionality, educational law, policy, and governance, and curriculum development. Dr. Johnson holds multi-state reciprocity and has previously worked as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant dean, instructional leader, and curriculum developer domestically and abroad. She is a David L. Clark scholar, a CETLOE Faculty Teaching Fellow, and her work is published in JSTOR, SAGE, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Taylor & Francis, the Routledge Focus series, Psychology of Violence, the popular press, and several highly acclaimed educational leadership journals.

Publications

Spotlighting the Need for More Minority Women in K-12 Education Leadership
Spotlighting the Need for More Minority Women in K-12 Education Leadership
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2024. 16 pages.
Minority women encounter a myriad of challenges and disparities in their pursuit of leadership positions in K-12 education. While the number of women leading independent schools...
Top of the C.L.A.S.S.: Connecting Leadership and Student Success
Top of the C.L.A.S.S.: Connecting Leadership and Student Success
Natasha N. Johnson, Thaddeus L. Johnson. © 2024. 22 pages.
This chapter highlights the direct correlation between effective leadership and student achievement. The development – and execution – of a concrete leadership framework is...
Intersectionality in Leadership: Spotlighting the Experiences of Black Women DEI Leaders in Historically White Academic Institutions
Intersectionality in Leadership: Spotlighting the Experiences of Black Women DEI Leaders in Historically White Academic Institutions
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2023. 26 pages.
Due to their multiple identities, Black women navigate gendered and racialized pathways to leadership in the US education industry. The journey for Black women in and en route to...
Analyzing and Managing Microaggressions in the Workplace in the Context of the United States
Analyzing and Managing Microaggressions in the Workplace in the Context of the United States
Natasha N. Johnson, Thaddeus L. Johnson. © 2023. 25 pages.
Microaggressions are brief, intended or unintended, commonplace verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities that communicate derogatory, hostile, or negative insults and...
Leadership in Action: An Introspective Reflection
Leadership in Action: An Introspective Reflection
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2023. 15 pages.
This chapter highlights reflective practice as the core element of the ongoing art of introspective leadership. Firstly, while there is no one without the other, what does exist...
Stabilizing and Empowering Women in Higher Education: Aligning, Centering, and Building
Stabilizing and Empowering Women in Higher Education: Aligning, Centering, and Building
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2023. 18 pages.
The importance of higher education in today's world and workforce cannot be overstated. It is well-known that higher education leads to better jobs, higher salaries, and...
Microaggressions: An Introduction
Microaggressions: An Introduction
Natasha N. Johnson, Thaddeus L. Johnson. © 2022. 17 pages.
Microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or...
Central Office Leadership: The Importance of Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Ivory Tower
Central Office Leadership: The Importance of Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Ivory Tower
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2022. 19 pages.
As a consequence of their multiple identities, underrepresented leaders often navigate both racialized and gendered pathways to leadership in the U.S. education industry....
Effectively Managing Bias in Teacher Preparation
Effectively Managing Bias in Teacher Preparation
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2021. 15 pages.
This is the call for teacher preparation programs to actively incorporate an emphasis on social justice education and the development of teachers committed to creating equitable...
Microaggressions: An Introduction
Microaggressions: An Introduction
Natasha N. Johnson, Thaddeus L. Johnson. © 2019. 22 pages.
Microaggressions are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or...
Creating Support Systems for Black Women in Nontraditional STEM Career Paths
Creating Support Systems for Black Women in Nontraditional STEM Career Paths
Tokiwa T. Smith, Natasha N. Johnson. © 2019. 35 pages.
Although careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are widely acknowledged as central to the future, women remain largely underrepresented in...
Effectively Managing Bias in Teacher Preparation
Effectively Managing Bias in Teacher Preparation
Natasha N. Johnson. © 2018. 15 pages.
This is the call for teacher preparation programs to actively incorporate an emphasis on social justice education and the development of teachers committed to creating equitable...