Research:
Process and outcome research in marriage and family therapy; Understanding the impact of the therapy alliance on outcome and therapy alliance development; Discovering the change process in marriage therapy; Treatment of child abuse and neglect.

Teaching:
Undergraduate research methods, marriage and family therapy research methods, family systems theory, marriage and family therapy practicum

Education:

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Hodgson, J. H., Johnson, L. N., Ketring, S. A., Wampler, R., & Lamson, A. S. (In Press). Integrating research and clinical training in marriage and family therapy training programs. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Droubay, S. R., Nelson, T. S., Johnson, L. N., & Ketring, S. A. (In Press). Developing a program of research: A content analysis. Contemporary Family Therapy. Johnson, L. N., Ketring, S. A. & Abshire, C. (2003). The Revised Inventory of Parent Attachment: Measuring attachment in families dealing with child abuse and neglect issues. Contemporary Family Therapy, 25, 333-349. Johnson, L. N., & Wright, D. (2002). Revisiting Bordin's theory on the therapeutic alliance: Implications for family therapy. Contemporary Family Therapy, 24, 257-269. Johnson, L. N., Wright, D., & Ketring, S. A. (2002). The therapeutic alliance in home-based family therapy: The influences on outcome. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28, 93-102. Sandberg, J. G., Johnson, L. N., Robila, M., & Miller, R, B. (2002). Strategies for reducing the clinician-researcher split: A qualitative study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28, 61-69