Dr. LaKaija Johnson is a population health scientist, educator, and strategist with over a decade of experience leading and evaluating the implementation of strategies to build capacity and strengthen infrastructure to advance systems change in academic, government, and non-profit settings.

Dr. Johnson currently serves as a Principal Scientist in Team Science at Sage Bionetworks, where she provides leadership on how to implement and evaluate best practices for collaboration building and team science on the Science Coordination & Community Engagement team.

Dr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she earned a master’s degree in Public Health, the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, where she earned a master’s degree in public service, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she earned her PhD in health promotion and disease prevention research.

Dr. Johnson’s career is built on a passion for health equity and social justice that she leverages to identify opportunities to take collective action by implementing innovative evidence-based strategies, programs, and policies to create more diverse, equitable, and inclusive research and practice environments.