Dr. Samantha Johnson

Associate Professor

Dr. Samantha Johnson
(615) 898-5847
Room 105, Alumni Memorial Gym (AMG)
MTSU Box 96, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Office Hours

Fall 2024

Monday 10 am to 2 pm

Thursday 12 to 2 pm

Or by appointment.

Degree Information

  • 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

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...

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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.   

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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