Dr. Samantha Johnson
Associate Professor
Fall 2025
Monday 11 am to 1 pm; 2 to 4 pm
Tuesday 9 to 10 am
Thursday 1 to 2 pm
or by appointment.
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, Middle Tennessee State University (2018)
- PHD, Middle Tennessee State University (2018)
- MS, University of North Alabama (2014)
- BS, Northern Kentucky University (2013)
Areas of Expertise
- Assessing function and fall risk in older adults
- Minimizing fall risk through exercise interventions
- Eccentric exercise training
- Science of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Publications
Stenson, M., Johnson, S., Caputo, J., Mel, A., & Spillios, K. (2025). The prevalence of highimpact teaching practices in undergraduate introduction to exercise science courses. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 1-12.
Kamel, S., Caputo, J., & Johnson, S. (2025). ChatGPT-generated resistance training programs. ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal, 29(3), 29-35.
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Read More »Stenson, M., Johnson, S., Caputo, J., Mel, A., & Spillios, K. (2025). The prevalence of highimpact teaching practices in undergraduate introduction to exercise science courses. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 1-12.
Kamel, S., Caputo, J., & Johnson, S. (2025). ChatGPT-generated resistance training programs. ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal, 29(3), 29-35.
Johnson, S., Fleming, J., Stenson, M., Mel, A., & Caputo, J. (2024). The landscape of undergraduate introductory exercise science courses. Advances in Physiology Education, 49, 6338.
Fleming, J., Caputo, J., Spillios, K., Mel, A., Stenson, M., & Johnson, S. (2023). Resilient pedagogy: Experiences of kinesiology faculty during COVID-19. Advances in Physiology Education, 47(4), 684-693.
Heatherly, A., Caputo, J., Johnson, S., & Fuller, D. (2023). Heat acclimation knowledge among recreational runners. Sports, 11(2), 49. Stenson, M., Flemming, J., Johnson, S., Caputo, J., Spillios, K., Mel, A. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on access to laboratories and human participants: Exercise science faculty perspectives. Advances in Physiology Education, 46(2), 211-218.
Caputo, J., Mel, A., Stenson, M., Flemming, J., Johnson, S., & Spillios, K. (2022). Faculty perceptions of the exercise science student learning experience during the coronavirus pandemic. Advances in Physiology Education, 45, 829-834.
Stevens, S., Michaels, N., NOven, M., Caputo, J., & Johnson, S. (2021). The step-count accuracy of activity monitors on land and in the water: Revisited. Journal of Aquatic Physical Therapy, 29(2), 49-60.
Johnson, S., Stone, W., Bunn, J., Lyons, S., & Navalta, J. (2020). New author guidelines in statistical reporting: Embracing an era beyond p < .05. International Journal of Exercise Science, 13(1), 1-5.
Johnson, S., Stevens, S., Fuller, D., & Caputo, J. (2019). Effect of lower-extremity eccentric training on physical function in community-dwelling older adults. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 37(4), 298-312.
Johnson, S., Fuller, D., Donnelly, B., & Caputo, J. (2018). Effect of an 8-Week eccentric training program on strength and balance in older adults. International Journal of Exercise Science, 11(3), 468-478.
Awards
Outstanding Teaching Award (22-23)
Research / Scholarly Activity
Senior Associate Editor of International Journal of Exercise Science
Founding & Executive Editor of Educational Practices in Kinesiology


