Dr. Johnson is a tenure-track assistant professor in Human Relations at the University of Oklahoma (Tulsa campus). His primary scholarly interests include the interface of spirituality and psychology/psychotherapy, group therapy, and Humanistic-Existential-Transpersonal approaches to counseling, and social justice. He joined the faculty in August 2006.
 
Dr. Johnson received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Pennsylvania State University. His dissertation explored how therapists approach, assess, and intervene with religious and spiritual problems in psychotherapy. He completed a predoctoral internship in professional psychology at the Vanderbilt University Consortium in 2002-2003. He holds a Master of Arts degree in school psychology from Trinity University and completed a full-time internship with the San Antonio Independent School District. He completed his undergraduate degree in psychology at Texas A&M University.
 
Prior to working at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Johnson worked for three years as a staff psychologist in Iowa State University’s counseling center. In this position, his duties included general psychotherapy and counseling to undergraduate and graduate students, supervision/training of graduate students in psychology, adjunct teaching and research with the psychology department, and some administrative duties. He coordinated the group counseling and the LD/ADHD programs for two years. His clinical work focused on religious/spiritual, existential, and adjustment issues as well as many Axis I and II disorders commonly seen in university counseling centers (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidality, personality disorders, PTSD, etc.).
 
Representative Publications
Johnson, C.V., Hayes, J., & Wade, N.G. (In press). Psychotherapy with troubled spirits: A Qualitative investigation. Psychotherapy Research.
 
Johnson, C.V. (2006). Making the dream a reality: A model for facilitating therapy groups with traditional undergraduates. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Johnson, C.V., & Friedman, H. (2006). Enlightened or Delusional? Differentiating Religious and Spiritual Problems from Psychopathology. Manuscript submitted for publication.
 
Johnson, C.V., & Hayes, J.A. (2003). Troubled spirits: Prevalence and predictors of religious and spiritual concerns among university students and counseling center clients. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 409-419.
 
Johnson, C.V., Riester, A.E., Corbett, C., Buehler, A., Huffaker, L., Pena, E. & Levich, K. (1998). Group activities for children and adolescents: An activity group therapy approach. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 8 (2), 71-88.

Primary courses taught for the Department of Human Relations
Counseling Skills in Human Relations
Advanced Counseling Skills in Human Relations
Group Counseling in Human Relations
Theoretical Foundations in Human Relations
Spirituality and Human Relations
Problems of Professional Helpers
Ethics in Human Relations
 

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Chad V. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Licensed Psychologist
Dept. of Human Relations
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK 74135

Office:     (918) 660-3377
Fax:        (918) 660-3490
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