Education

Dr. Johnson received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Bellarmine University in 2004. After practicing as a staff physical therapist at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, he returned to school and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Kentucky in 2012. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in Anatomy and Neurobiology.

Research/Scholarship

• Cardiorespiratory fitness and brain health
• Successful aging through lifestyle modification
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Diffusion Tensor Imaging
• Arterial Spin Labeling
• Preventive medicine through lifestyle modification

Educational Focus

• Functional anatomy
• Anatomy of the central nervous system
• Anatomical atlases for students and clinicians
• Team-Based Learning (TBL) in the classroom

Personal

Dr. Johnson enjoys cycling, camping, hiking and just about any outdoor pursuit when he is not engaged in research and teaching (which is 99.999999999% of the time).

Publications

• Kosik KB, Terada M, McCann R, Thomas A, Johnson NF, Gribble PA.  2020.  Decreased perceived ankle and knee joint health in individuals with perceived chronic ankle instability.. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 28(1):177-183.
• Kosik KB, Johnson NF, Terada M, Thomas-Fenwick AC, Mattacola CG, Gribble PA.  2020.  Health-Related Quality of Life Among Middle-Aged Adults With Chronic Ankle Instability, Copers, and Uninjured Controls.. J Athl Train.
• Johnson NF.  2020.  Cardiorespiratory fitness and sex assigned at birth contribute to brake reaction time in older adults. Journal of Transport & Health.
• Johnson NF, Bahrani AA, Powell DK, Jicha GA, Gold BT.  2020.  Cardiorespiratory fitness diminishes the effects of age on white matter hyperintensity volume.. PLoS One. 15(8):e0236986.
• Kosik KB, Johnson NF, Terada M, Thomas AC, Mattacola CG, Gribble PA.  2020.  Decreased ankle and hip isometric peak torque in young and middle-aged adults with chronic ankle instability.. Phys Ther Sport. 43:127-133.
• Johnson NF, Hutchinson C, Hargett K, Kosik KB, Gribble PA.  2020.  Bend Don't Break: Stretching Improves Scores on a Battery of Fall Assessment Tools in Older Adults.. J Sport Rehabil. :1-7.
• Kosik KB, Johnson NF, Terada M, Thomas AC, Mattacola CG, Gribble PA.  2019.  Decreased dynamic balance and dorsiflexion range of motion in young and middle-aged adults with chronic ankle instability.. J Sci Med Sport. 22(9):976-980.
• Terada M, Johnson NF, Kosik KB, Gribble PA.  2019.  Quantifying Brain White Matter Microstructure of People with Lateral Ankle Sprain.. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 51(4):640-646.
• Kosik KB, Terada M, McCann R, Thomas A, Johnson NF, Gribble PA.  2019.  Differences in temporal gait mechanics are associated with decreased perceived ankle joint health in individuals with chronic ankle instability.. Gait Posture. 70:403-407.
• Terada M, Kosik KB, Johnson NF, Gribble PA.  2018.  Altered postural control variability in older-aged individuals with a history of lateral ankle sprain.. Gait Posture. 60:88-92.