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Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Sandy Johnson

Education

PhD, Tulane University
MA, Tulane University
BA, University of Southern California

Profile

Lecturer and Director, B.A. Program in International Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (2007-present); Visiting Scientist, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment, National Center for Atmospheric Research (2005-2007); Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (2005-2006); Research Associate, College of Pharmacy, Xavier University (2003-2006). Grants: National Institute of Health Post-doctoral Fellow, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (2004-2005); Tulane University Graduate School Writing Fellowship (2003-2004); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mental Health Corporation of Denver (1996).

Research and Expertise

Social vulnerability; interaction between environment, policy and health; socio-economic development and health; environment, development and conflict; Latin American development (specialization in Caribbean basin); development and infectious disease; tourism and well-being; conflict and health; integration of GIS and remote sensing for health care planning 

Courses

INTS 4335: Health and Development
INTS 4353: Sustainable Development and Environment
INTS 4332: Data Analysis for Development
INTS 4423: Health Data for Decision-Making
INTS 3701: Comparative Health Care Policy
INTS 3705: Global Environment
INTS 2975: 21st Century Global Governance

Recent Publications

Click here for more information on Professor Johnson's recent book, Challenges in Health and Development: From Global to Community Perspectives
Sandy Johnson
  • sandy.johnson@du.edu
  • 303.871.6031
  • 101C Ben M. Cherrington Hall
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
    • 2201 South Gaylord Street
    • Denver , CO 80208
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