Kurt L. Johnson, PhD, CRC

Professor
Rehabilitation Medicine
Head, Division of Rehabilitation Counseling

Patient Care
Dr. Johnson's clinical interests include rehabilitation counseling, vocational medicine, assistive technology, and vocational rehabilitation.

Research
His research interests include measurement of outcomes in rehabilitation, participation and employment, secondary conditions, multiple sclerosis, disability policy, technology and disability, and adjustment to disability.

Teaching
He teaches the medical and psychosocial aspects of disabilities, disability policy, and technology and disability.

Training
Dr. Johnson earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at the University of Washington, his Master's of Education degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Washington, his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and completed his Clinical Psychology Internship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Center.

Selected Publications:

Johnson, K., Brown, S., Amtmann, D., & Thompson, T. (2003). Web accessibility in post-secondary education: Legal and policy considerations. Information Technology and Disabilities, 9 (2), p. 2 – 24.

Johnson, K., Amtmann, D., Yorkston, K., Klasner, E., & Kuehn, C. (2003). Medical, psychological, social, and programmatic barriers to employment for people with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Rehabilitation, 70, 38 - 50.

Johnson, K., Yorkston, K., Klasner, E., Kuehn, C., Johnson, E., Amtmann, D. (2004). The costs and benefits of employment: A qualitative study of experiences of individuals living with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85(2), 201 – 209.

Amtmann, D., Weydt, P., Johnson, K., Jensen, M., & Carter, G. (2004). Survey of cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 21(2), 95 – 104.

Johnson, K. , Kuehn, C., Yorkston, K., Kraft, G., Klasner, E., & Amtmann, D. (2006). Patient perspectives on use of disease modifying therapies:  A qualitative study in multiple sclerosis.  International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care, 8, 11 – 16.

Johnson, K ., Dudgeon, B., Kuehn, C., & Walker , W. (2007). Assistive technology use among adolescents and young adults with spinal bifida. American Journal of Public Health, 97(2), 330 - 336.

Harniss, M., Amtmann, D., Cook, D., & Johnson, K. (2007). Considerations for developing interfaces for collecting patient reported outcomes that allow inclusion of individuals with disabilities. Medical Care, 45(5, Suppl 1), 48 – 54.

Liu, A. L., Hile, H., Kautz, H., Borriello, G., Brown, P., Harniss, M., Johnson, K. (in press). Indoor wayfinding: Developing a functional interface for individuals with cognitive impairments. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology .

Cetin, K., Johnson, K., Ehde, D., Kuehn, C., Amtmann, D., & Kraft, G. (2007). Antidepressant use in multiple sclerosis: Epidemiologic study of a large community sample. Multiple Sclerosis, 13(8), 1033 – 1037.

Bamer, A., Cetin, K., Amtmann, D., Bowen, J., & Johnson, K. (2007). Comparing a self-report questionnaire with physician assessment for determining multiple sclerosis clinical disease course: A validation study. Multiple Sclerosis, 13(8), 1046 - 1053.