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Dr. Jerraco L. Johnson

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation

Email: Jerraco.Johnson@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Auburn University, 2019
    Major: Kinesiology
    Specialization: Motor Development/Motor Behavior
    Dissertation: An Examination of the Influence of Guided Practice on Overhand Throwing Competence in Preschool Children in a Mastery Motivational Climate
  • MEd, Auburn University, 2015
    Major: Exercise Science
    Specialization: Motor Behavior
  • BA, Morehouse College, 2014
    Major: Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education

Professional Memberships

  • National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education. (January 2022 - Present).
  • Texas Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. (January 2022 - Present).
  • International Motor Development Research Consortium. (August 1, 2019 - Present).
  • North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (January 30, 2016 - Present).
  • Society of Health and Physical Educators. (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2023).
  • American College of Sports Medicine. (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • KINE 3090 - Motor Behavior, 5 courses.
  • KINE 3500 - Motor Development., 9 courses.
  • KINE 4900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • KINE 5030 - Life span Motor Development, 1 course.
  • KINE 5860 - Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 2 courses.
  • KINE 5910 - Special Problems, 3 courses.
  • KINE 5920 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, 2 courses.
  • KINE 6030 - Lifespan Motor Development Research and Theory, 1 course.
  • PHED 1000 - Scientific Principles and Practices of Health Related Fitness, 8 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (March 2023).
  • Supervised Research, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (January 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (August 2023).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (May 2023).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (January 2023 - May 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Delk, D.W., Johnson, J.L. (2024). Higher Learning as a Conduit to Healthy Living: A review of Physical Activity and Health Education Courses Offered and Required at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/24711616.2024.2322422
  • Johnson, J.L., Coleman, A., Kwarteng, J., Holmes, A., Kermah, D., Bruce, M.A., Beech, B.M. (2023). The Association between Adult Sport, Fitness, and Recreational Physical Activity and Number and Age of Children Present in the Household: A Secondary Analysis Using NHANES. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (11) 5942.
  • Johnson, J.L., Wadsworth, D.D., Rudisill, M.E., Irwin, J.M., Bridges, C. (2022). Does Skill Performance Influence Young Children's Perceived Physical Competence?. Other. 129 (5) 1396-1412.
  • Hastie, P.A., Stringfellow, A., Johnson, J.L., Dixon, C.E., Hollett, N., Ward, K. (2022). Examining the concept of engagement in physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 27 (1) 1-18.
  • Brian, A., Miedema, S.T., Johnson, J., Chica, I. (2021). A comparison of the fundamental motor skills of preschool-aged children with and without visual impairments. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. human kinetics.
  • Johnson, J.L., Hastie, P.A., Rudisill, M.E., Wadsworth, D. (2020). Differences in Preschool Boys' and Girls' Overhand Throwing Practice Behaviors During a Mastery Motivational Climate. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 8 (3) 580-588.
  • Wadsworth, D.D., Johnson, J., Carroll, A.V., Pangelinan, M.G., Rudisill, M.E., Sassi, J. (2020). Intervention Strategies to Elicit MVPA in Preschoolers during Outdoor Play.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (2)
  • Buchanan, A.M., Miedema, B.J., Rudisill, M.E., Johnson, J.L., Bridges, C., Irwin, J.M., Converse, B., Pangelinan, M. (2019). "The Stomp and Catch Was Too Easy!" Children's and Teachers' Perceptions of Inclusive High and Low Autonomy Motor Skills Instruction. Other. 76 (3) 676-700.
  • Johnson, J.L., Hastie, P.A., Rudisill, M.E., Sassi, J. The influence of guided practice on overhand throwing competence in preschool children in a mastery motivational climate. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 7 (1) 64-83.
  • Johnson, J.L., Rudisill, M.E., Hastie, P.A., Wadsworth, D.D., Strunk, K., Carroll, A., Sassi, Morris, M., Merritt, M. (2019). Changes in Fundamental Motor Skills Following a Nine Month Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention.. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90 (4) 517-526.
  • Hastie, P.A., Boyd, K., Rudisill, M.E., Johnson, J.L. (2019). Examining the Pathways to Motor Skill Competence in a Mastery Motivational Climate: An appreciative inquiry. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 90 (3) 259-269.
  • Rudisill, M.E., Johnson, J.L. (2018). MASTERY MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATES in Early Childhood Physical Education: What Have We Learned over the Years?. Other. 89 (6) 26-32.
  • Johnson, J.L., Miedema, B., Converse, B., Hill, D., Bridges, C., Irwin, J., Buchanan, A., Rudisill, M., Pangelinan, M.G. (2018). Influence of high and low autonomy-supportive climates on physical activity in children with and without developmental disability. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 30 (3) 427-437.
  • Johnson, J.L., Rudisill, M.E., Sassi, J., Wadsworth, D.D., Hastie, P. Instruction Matters: Influence of Instruction on Motor Skill Learning across Different Mastery Motivational Climate Conditions. 3 (9)
  • Hastie, P.A., Johnson, J.L., Rudisill, M.E. (2017). An analysis of the attraction and holding power of skill stations used in a mastery motivational climate for preschool children.. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 23 (1) 37-53.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Rukavina, P. (Author & Presenter), Brian, A. (Author & Presenter), IMDRC teaching National Conference on Teaching Motor Development, Engagement in teaching motor development, IMDRC, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Logan, S. (Author & Presenter), Stodden, D. (Author & Presenter), SHAPE AMERICA - Motor Development Special interest Group, Motor Behavior Applications to Teaching: AIM (Assessment, Inclusion and Motivation) for Success., SHAPE AMERICA, virtual, United States of America. (2023).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Delk, D.W. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J.L. (Author), National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, HBCUs as Pathways to Healthful Living: An Examination of General Education Requirements, National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education., Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2024).
  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Jenkins, E. (Author), Tucker, K. (Author), Wadsworth, D.D. (Author), Hastie, P.A. (Author), Mary, R.E. (Author), North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity, Changes in Preschoolers Skill Mastery Following a Mastery Motivational Climate Intervention, North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity, Toronto, Canada, Canada. (2023).
  • Dixon, C.E. (Author & Presenter), Delk, D.W. (Author), Johnson, J.L. (Author), American Educational Research Association, Faith that Assured Me”: Black Males’ Faith and Spirituality as Mechanisms of Support and Persistence, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2023).
  • Coleman, A. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J.L. (Author), Holmes, A. (Author), Thorpe Jr., R. (Author), Heitman, E. (Author), Society of Behavioral Medicine, The mediational role of depression symptoms on physical activity and weight among Black American men in the United States, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2023).
  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Delk, D.W. (Author), Dixon, C.E. (Author), SHAPE AMERICA, Recruitment and Retention of Individuals from Diverse Backgrounds: Perspectives of Current Black Male Faculty in PETE, SHAPE AMERICA, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2023).
  • Delk, D.W. (Author), Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, Developing Leaders Through Brotherly Kinship: Contextualized by Black Male Faculty in PETE, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2023).
  • Coleman, A. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J.L. (Author), Holmes, A. (Author), Thorpe, R. (Author), Heitman, E. (Author), PRIDE Annual Convention, Sweat and Tears: The mediational role of depression symptoms on the relation between physical activity and weight among African American men in the United States., NIH - NHLBI, virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Johnson, J. (Author & Presenter), Carroll, A. (Author), Wadsworth, D.D. (Discussant), Rudisill, M.E. (Author), North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Intervention Fidelity: Multiple Strategies to Design, Implement, and Assess Mastery Motivational Climate Behavioral Interventions, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Rukavina, P. (Author & Presenter), Ali, B. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Tamplain, P. (Author & Presenter), Gu, X. (Author), SHAPE AMERICA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching Motor Behavior for PETE, SHAPE AMERICA, Seattle, WA, United States of America. (2023).

    • Poster

  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Coleman, A. (Author), Holmes, A. (Author), Kwarteng, J. (Author), Kermah, D. (Author), Bruce, M. (Author), Beech, B.M. (Author), North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity, The Association Between Adult Physical Activity and Number of and Age of Children Present in the Household: A secondary Analysis Using NHANES, North American Society of Sport and Physical Activity., Toronto, Canada, Canada. (2023).
  • Coleman, A. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J.L. (Author), Holmes, A. (Author), Thorpe Jr., R. (Author), Heitman, E. (Author), Society of Behavioral Medicine, The influence of domains-specific physical activity on weight among Black American men in the United States, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2023).
  • Holmes, A. (Author & Presenter), Bruce, M. (Author), Coleman, A. (Author), Johnson, J.L. (Author), Beech, B.M. (Author), Annual PRIDE Convention, Race, Ethnicity, Sleep Duration, and Weight Status among US Adolescents 16-18 Years of Age., NIH - NHLBI, virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Johnson, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Beech, B.M. (Author), Bruce, M. (Author), Kermah, D. (Author), Coleman, A. (Author), PRIDE Annual Convention, Is Physical Activity Associated With the Number of and Age of Children in the Household Among US Adults? A Descriptive Study Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey., NIH - NHLBI, virtual, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Shiebler, B. (Author & Presenter), Goodway, J. (Author), Famelia, R. (Author), John, A. (Author), Wainwright (Author), Bardid, F. (Author), Lenoir, M. (Author), Valentini, N. (Author), Grady, C. (Author), Muhvic, C. (Author), Johnson, J. (Author), Atkinson, O. (Author), Sutherland, S. (Author), North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Object Control Skill Competence Delays and Sex Differences Among Children From Belgium, Brazil, Indonesia, USA and Wales, Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Spring, K.E. (Author & Presenter), Johnson, J. (Author), Carroll, A.V. (Author), Sassi, J. (Author), Pangelinan, M.G. (Author), Rudisill, M.E. (Author), Wadsworth, D. (Author), American College of Sports Medicine, The impact of a fundamental motor skill intervention on body composition outcomes in preschool children., Virtual, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Johnson, J. (Principal), "The Association of Parental and Child Physical Activity by Weight Status in Preschool-Age Black Children.," sponsored by National Institutes of Health - National Heart Lund and Blood Institute, National, $18975 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Search Committe: TT- Health disparities. (October 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Grievance Committee. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, NAACP. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Scholarship Committee. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Office of faculty success - New faculty orientation. (January 2023 - Present).
  • Member, Search Committee, TT KINE position. (2022 - 2023).
  • Member, Search committee: clinical assistant professor, KINE. (July 2023 - August 2023).
  • Guest Speaker, Office of faculty success - New faculty Orientation. (August 2022).

Professional Service

  • Conference-Related, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) annual conference moderator. Toronto, Canada. (May 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Student Awards Committee. (March 2023 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, SHAPE AMERICA - Motor Behavior Special Interest Group (SIG). (February 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, North Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE) Hellison Grant Committee. (January 2023 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (November 2022 - Present).
  • Conference-Related, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) annual conference moderator. Honolulu, Hawaii. (June 2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Teaching and Physical Education. (2022 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Auburn University School of Kinesiology. (November 2021 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. (November 2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. (2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. (2021 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sports Medicine. (2020 - Present).
  • Conference-Related, NASPSPA Motor develompent conference planning committee. Toronto, Canada. (August 2022 - May 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, SHAPE America. (August 2022 - March 2023).
  • Conference-Related, NASPSPA Motor develompent conference planning committee. Honolulu, Hawaii. (August 2021 - May 2022).