Public Service in Behavior Analysis Awardee
2001: Dr. Kent R. Johnson
Dr. Kent R. Johnson, Director of Morningside Academy, graduated from Georgetown University and received his M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. For over twenty years, Dr. Johnson has been teaching a variety of learners including children in regular and special education classrooms; at-risk youth; college and university students; adults in literacy programs, both at school and work; and teachers who work with all of these learners.
Before opening Morningside Academy in 1980, Dr. Johnson served as teaching associate at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Instructional Designer at Northeastern University in Boston, Chief Psychologist and Director of Professional Staff Training for the Fernald State School in Boston, and Professor at Central Washington University.
Morningside Academy is a school for children and youth with learning and attention problems. Morningside is also a learning laboratory; its academically at-risk learners have been instrumental in helping Dr. Johnson develop the powerful instructional procedures known as the Morningside Model of Generative Instruction. Currently, Dr. Johnson directs Morningside Academy and consults with school districts, city colleges, and businesses and industries throughout North America, helping them design effective instructional materials and systems.
Dr. Johnson is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavior Analysis, the Association for Direct Instruction, the International Reading Association, and the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities.
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