Douglas Christian Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Naval Health Research Center
Warfighter Performance (162)
140 Sylvester Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106-3521
Cell:  (818)262-9533
Work:   (619)553-8400
E-mail: douglascjohnson@ucsd.edu

Biography

Dr. Johnson is a research psychologist in the Warfighter Performance department at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). Dr. Johnson's research specializes in cognitive neuroscience and psychophysiology of stress and resilience in military personnel. Dr. Johnson is a 1993 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, and served 10-years on active-duty.  Following military service Dr. Johnson obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA).  He also completed 2-years of post-doctoral training at Yale University School of Medicine, and the National Center for PTSD, Clinical Neurosciences Division.

Research Focus

Executive functioning under stress, countermeasures for high magnitude stressors, biopsychosocial resilience factors that translate to performance enhancement and prevention of stress-related psychopathology.

Clinical Focus

Forensic consultation, neuropsychological and clinical
assessment of PTSD and TBI, exposure and mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety and stress. CA License: PSY# 21975

Selected Publications

• Ozbay, F., Johnson, D. C., Dimoulas, E., Morgan, C. A., Charney, D., &
  Southwick, S. M. (2007).  Social support and resilience to stress:  From neurobiology to clinical practice.  Psychiatry 4(5), 35-40

• Johnson, D. C., Aikins, D. E., and Craske, M. G.  (2008).  Trait-anxiety and repressors:  Suppression of recall for aversive images. Personality and Individual Differences 44, 550-562 .

• Johnson, D. C., Krystal, J. H., and Southwick, S. M. (2008). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder.  In Current
  Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition, ed. M. H. Ebert, P.T.
  Loosen, B. Nurcombe, and J. F. Leckman.

• Aikins, D. E., Johnson, D. C., Borelli, J. K., Klemansky, D., Morrissey, P. M., & Southwick, S. M. (2009).  PTSD and thought suppression: Differences in memory rebound and arousal as indicators of resilience in combat veterans. Behavior Research and Therapy 47(9), 744-751.

• Pietrzak, R. H., Johnson, D. C., Goldstein, M. B., Malley, J. C., &
  Southwick, S. M. (2009). Psychological resilience and postdeployment
  social support protect against traumatic stress symptoms in soldiers
  returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Depression and Anxiety 26(8), 745-751.

• Johnson, D. C., Polusny, M. A., Erbes, C., King, D., King, L., Litz, B., Schnurr, P., Friedman, M., & Southwick, S. M.  Resilience and response to stress:  Development and initial validation of the Response to Stressful Experiences Scale. (in progress)