Dr. Jamie K. Johnson
University of North Texas
Anthropology
(940) 369-5403
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Education

PhD, Syracuse University, 2014.
Major: Anthropology
MA, Syracuse University, 2007.
Major: Anthropology
BA, University of North Texas, 2001.
Major: Anthropology

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas. (January 15, 2020 – Present).
Lecturer, University of North Texas. (August 15, 2015December 15, 2019).
Visiting Lecturer, UNT. (August 15, 2014May 15, 2015).
Adjunct Instructor, Collin County Community College District. (August 2011December 2014).
Adjunct Instructor, UNT. (August 2012May 2014).
Adjunct Instructor, Texas Christian University. (January 2009May 2014).

Licensures and Certifications

Human Subjects Research (HSR), CITI. (January 16, 2022January 15, 2025).

Human Subjects Research (HSR), CITI. (September 01, 2018September 01, 2021).

Professional Memberships

Society for Applied Anthropology. (January 2009 – Present).

American Anthropological Association. (January 2000 – Present).

American Ethnological Society. (January 2009December 2018).

International Association of Ladakh Scholars. (January 2005December 2016).

Development Activities Attended

Self-Study Program,"SafeSport Training," U.S. Center for Safe Sport, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (December 2023February 2024).

Self-Study Program,"Ethics and Standards of Conduct," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20232023).

Self-Study Program,"Ethics and Standards of Conduct," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20222023).

Self-Study Program,"Cybersecurity Awareness Training," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2023November 2023).

Conference Attendance,"Conference on the Coast: Sun. Sand. Solid Waste.," Solid Waste Association of North America, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America. (June 12, 2023June 13, 2023).

Workshop,"“Beyond the Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education: What We can Learn from Disabled Academics about Collective Care.”," Office of the Provost Division of Academic Affairs UNT, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 1, 2023March 1, 2023).

Self-Study Program,"Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program," Office of the Provost & Division of Faculty Affairs, Faculty Success, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20222022).

Workshop,"DACA," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20222022).

Self-Study Program,"(1) FERPA Basics and (2) FERPA in the Virtual World.," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2022November 2022).

Self-Study Program,"Cybersecurity Awareness Training," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2022November 2022).

Self-Study Program,"Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program," Office of the Provost & Division of Faculty Affairs, Faculty Success, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20212021).

Self-Study Program,"Ethics and Standards of Conduct," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (20212021).

Self-Study Program,"(1) FERPA Basics and (2) FERPA in the Virtual World.," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2021November 2021).

Self-Study Program,"Cybersecurity Awareness Training," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 2021November 2021).

Self-Study Program,"Anti-Bias & Cultural Awareness Program," University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (April 2021April 2021).

Conference Attendance,"Challenging Capitalistic Exploitation: Black Feminist/Womanist Commentary on Work and Self-Care," 2021 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 23, 2021March 23, 2021).

Seminar,"A Conversation on Feminist Pedagogies: Teaching Online/Remotely in the Time of COVID-19," Women's and Gender Studies, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (March 19, 2021March 19, 2021).

Conference Attendance,"Energy-Water Nexus Transition to Address Climate Change Confirmation," Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. (February 19, 2021February 19, 2021).

Workshop,"Teaching Portfolio Workshop," UNT Non-Tenure Track Faculty Mentoring Network, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (December 4, 2020).

Self-Study Program,"Canvas Boot Camp," Center for Learning Experimentation, Application, and Research, United States of America. (August 2018May 2020).

Workshop,"Non-Tenure Track Faculty Workgroup," University of North Texas Office of Faculty Success, Denton, United States of America. (April 2019).

Workshop,"Sensitivity and Diversity Training," Pride Alliance - UNT Division of Institutional Equity & Diversity, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 2019).

Self-Study Program,"Teaching Resources for Engaged Educators (Blackboard)," University of North Texas, Denton, Tx, United States of America. (August 2016December 2018).

Seminar,"University Forum on Teaching and Learning "Teaching Counts! It's How You Play the Game" With Dr. Krisstal Clayton," UNT Center for Learning Experimentation, Application, and Research, United States of America. (April 17, 2018).

Other,"FacultyConnect: Mentoring Network Luncheon," Office of the Provost Faculty Success, United States of America. (March 2, 2018).

Workshop,"Lecturer Workshop," UNT Office of the Provost Faculty Success, United States of America. (October 9, 2017).

Workshop,"Getting Anthropological Writing Published," American Anthropological Association and The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (November 18, 2015).

Workshop,"Making/Design/Ethnography," American Anthropological Association, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (November 18, 2015).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ANTH 1010, Introduction to Anthropology, 34 courses.
ANTH 1150, World Cultures Through Film, 1 course.
ANTH 2200, Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective, 6 courses.
ANTH 2300, Culture and Society, 2 courses.
ANTH 3100, People and Cultures, 1 course.
ANTH 3101, Issues in Contemporary American Culture and Society, 24 courses.
ANTH 3110, North American Indians, 1 course.
ANTH 4021, Development of Anthropological Thought, 11 courses.
ANTH 4400, Environmental Anthropology, 5 courses.
ANTH 4701, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 8 courses.
ANTH 4755, Anthropology of Stuff and Things, 1 course.
ANTH 4765, Urban Beings, 1 course.
ANTH 4900, Special Problems, 6 courses.
ANTH 5000, Seminar in Cultural Anthropology, 22 courses.
ANTH 5031, Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods, 6 courses.
ANTH 5032, Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods for Non Majors, 11 courses.
ANTH 5400, Environmental Anthropology, 3 courses.
ANTH 5700, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, 8 courses.
ANTH 5755, Advanced Anthropology of Stuff and Things, 1 course.
ANTH 5900, Special Problems, 7 courses.
ANTH 5950, Applied Thesis, 10 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

Continuing Education, Lone Star Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America, 50. (June 13, 2023June 13, 2023).

Workshop, UNT Non-Tenure Track Faculty Network, 30. (October 30, 2020October 30, 2020).

Public Lecture, Collin County Community College, 100. (November 18, 2019).

Continuing Education, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNT, 40. (April 11, 2019April 11, 2019).

Public Lecture, University of North Texas Women's and Gender Studies Program. (February 20, 2018).

Public Lecture, American Anthropological Association, 4. (November 2017).

Public Lecture, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, Tx, 50. (July 28, 2015).

Directed Student Learning

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Incentives and Barriers to Participation in the UNT Campus Race 2 Zero Waste," Anthropology. (June 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair,"Networking as Trail Building.," Anthropology. (March 2023 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology. (January 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (January 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (January 2023 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (December 2022 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (August 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Other - Outside UNT. (May 2020 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Anthropology. (2020 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology. (April 2018 – Present).

Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Anthropology. (November 1, 2019February 2024).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (2021January 2023).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (August 2020January 2023).

Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader,"Comprehensive Exam," Philosophy and Religion. (September 2022December 2022).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Dark Anthropology," Anthropology. (August 2022December 2022).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Geography and the Environment. (20212022).

Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (October 2017October 2022).

Master's Thesis Committee Co-Chair, Anthropology. (September 2017August 2022).

Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (March 2017October 2021).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (January 2019December 2020).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (January 2019August 2020).

Dissertation Committee Member, Information Science. (May 2018June 2020).

Supervised Research,"Understanding Mutual Aid in Itinerant Communities," Anthropology. (May 2019August 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (January 2017August 2019).

Supervised Research,"Parental Engagement in Youth Sports," Other - Outside UNT. (September 2018May 17, 2019).

Master's Thesis Committee Member, Anthropology. (20152016).

Awards and Honors

Thank a Teacher, UNT Provost. (2023 – Present).

Thank a Teacher, UNT Provost. (2022 – Present).

Thank a Teacher, UNT Provost. (2020 – Present).

Certificate of Appreciation, The University of North Texas Learning Center. (November 2, 2017 – Present).

Thank a Teacher, UNT Office of the Provost. (May 2015May 2020).

Thank a Teacher, UNT Office of the Provost. (May 2015May 2019).

Independent Study and Mentorship Faculty Mentor Appreciation, Frisco Reedy High School. (September 2, 2018May 17, 2019).

Global Engagement Grant, University of North Texas UNT International. (May 17, 2018September 30, 2018).

Thank a Teacher, UNT Office of the Provost. (May 2015May 2017).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Squires, S. E., Johnson, J., Mishra, B., Piqueira, J. (2020). RETHINKING CYBERSECURITY AS A GROUP PHENOMENON: IMPACT OF SHARED MENTAL MODELS ON CYBERSECURITY DECISIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE.. Understanding Cyber Threats and Attacks.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Johnson, J. (Author & Presenter), Conservative or Conservationist? A Conversation about Natural Resource Consumption in Affluent North Texas Households, Collin County Community College Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Collin County Community College Spring Creek Campus, United States of America. (2019).

Johnson, J. K. (Author & Presenter), Speaking of Intersections: Accents and Actions in Women’s and Gender Studies Lecture Series, “Towards a Lingua Franca: Engaging Conversations in Gender Studies and Anthropology.”, University of North Texas Women's and Gender Studies, University of North Texas, United States of America. (20182018).

Johnson, J. K. (Author & Presenter), Crow Collection of Asian Art Wellness Series, “Spaces of Rest: An Anthropological Perspective.”, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, Texas, United States of America. (20152015).

Panel Presentation

Johnson, J. K. (Panelist), Toward a Feminist Future of Collective Care - Celebrating Women's History Month in a Pandemic, Interdisciplinary Research and Academic Agendas of Women's and Gender Studies Affiliated Faculty at UNT, Women's and Gender Studies, University of North Texas, United States of America. (20212021).

Johnson, J. K. (Co-Chair), Ramer, A. (Co-Chair), Morgan, B. (Author & Presenter), Lawerence-Zuniga, D. (Author & Presenter), American Anthropological Association, Invisibility Matters, Washington D.C., United States of America. (20172017).

Johnson, J. K. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting, . “Volunteerism or Applied Anthropology? Development Discourses in Leh, Ladakh.”, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America. (20162016).

Johnson, J. K. (Author & Presenter), Making the Familiar Strange - American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings, “Estrangement from Familiar Ground: Limestone and Livelihoods in Lueders, W. Texas”, American Anthropological Association, Denver, CO., United States of America. (20152015).

Johnson, J. K. (Author & Presenter), American Ethnological Society/CASCA Annual Meetings, “Making Distinctions: Anthropological Mediation and Volunteer Tourism”, American Ethnological Society/Canadian Ethnology Society/société canadienne d’ethnologie, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (20152015).

Scholarly Meeting Contribution

Johnson, J. K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting, “Exploring Water-Energy Nexus Awareness: Ethnographic Insight into Sustainable Suburban Development.”, Santa Fe, NM, United States of America. (20172017).

Webinar

Nelson, M. A. (Coordinator/Organizer), Henry, D. (Discussant), Nelson, A. (Discussant), Johnson, J. (Discussant), Brown, N. (Discussant), Nichols-Belo, A. (Discussant), Bollwerk, B. (Discussant), Fisher, G. (Discussant), Who Am I On Paper?, Who Am I On Paper?, Padawan Society, Department of Anthropology, United States of America. (20192019).

Media Contributions

Internet
"Recipients of the 2019 Rescuing Texas History Award," The Portal to Texas History. (August 28, 2019).
Magazine
"Volunteer Tourism," The North Texan. (June 01, 2019).
Other
""Why I became an Anthropologist"," AnthFM. (April 2023).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Service
Johnson, J. K. (Principal), "Rescuing Texas History," Sponsored by Portal to Texas History, State, $325.35 Funded. (December 2019December 2021).

Awards and Honors

Claudia DeLys Scholarship in Cultural Anthropology, Syracuse University. (May 2008 – Present).

Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, United States Department of Education. (June 2007August 2007).

Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, United States Department of Education. (June 2006August 2006).

Maxwell Dean's Summer Assistantship, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship. (May 2006August 2006).

Service

University Service

Other, We Mean Green Fund Committee. (August 2023 – Present).

Faculty Mentor, Office of the Provost Faculty Success. (August 2022 – Present).

Member, Neurodiversity Professional Network. (2021 – Present).

Member, Non-Tenure Track Faculty Network. (2020 – Present).

Member, Applied Anthropology Expo. (August 15, 2017 – Present).

Chairperson, Department of Anthropology Alumni Awards Committee. (August 15, 2017 – Present).

Committee Member, Department of Anthropology Curriculum Reform Committee. (August 15, 2017 – Present).

Faculty Advisor, Lambda Alpha Anthropology National Honor Society, University of North Texas FTA. (August 15, 2016 – Present).

Committee Member, Applied Anthropology Graduate Admissions Committee. (August 15, 2015 – Present).

Other, Personal Affairs Committee. (February 20222022).

Member, Department of Anthropology Faculty Job Search. (August 15, 2021April 15, 2022).

Committee Member, Personal Affairs Committee. (January 2020March 2022).

Chairperson, Department of Anthropology Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards Committee. (August 19, 2019May 15, 2020).

Faculty Advisor, Department Move, Department of Anthropology. (August 15, 2018May 15, 2019).

Committee Member, Department of Anthropology Larry L. Naylor Memorial Scholarship. (August 15, 2015May 15, 2019).

Member, Department of Anthropology Curriculum Revision Sub Committee. (August 15, 2017May 15, 2018).

Member, Department of Anthropology Faculty Job Search. (August 15, 2017May 15, 2018).

Member, Needs Assessment for the UNT Women and Gender Studies. (August 15, 2017May 15, 2018).

Member, Department of Anthropology Mission Statement Revision. (August 15, 2014May 15, 2015).

Member, Graduate Fair, American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. (November 22, 2014).

Public Service

Member, Jonathan's Project, Garland, Texas. (October 1, 2020 – Present).

Committee Chair, Copperwood Estates Curbside Check-in, Carrollton, TEXAS. (March 23, 2020 – Present).

Member, Faith in Texas, Dallas, Texas. (September 2017 – Present).

Other, Animal Rescue Crusaders of Texas, McKinney, Texas. (August 2018December 2019).

Consulting

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Solid Waste Association of North America, Lone Star Chapter, Texas, United States of America. (June 2023 – Present).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Solid Waste Association of North America, Lone Star Chapter, Texas, United States of America. (July 2022 – Present).

Professional Design Work – Non-profit, 1919 Hemphill, Fort Worth, United States of America. (June 2019August 2019).

For Profit Organization, North Texas Municipal Water District, United States of America. (August 2016May 2019).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Water Environment Association of Texas, North Texas Chapter, United States of America. (August 2015June 2016).

Awards and Honors

Faculty of the Month, University of North Texas Undergraduate Anthropology Student Association. (April 3, 2018 – Present).

Nominated for: Bob Rogers Service and Community Engagement Award, University of North Texas. (20222022).