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William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.When was the last time you saw some problem or were confronted by an issue and your first thought was, 'Gee, I wish the federal government would spend some money and get that fixed!' Or for that matter.your 812th thought. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others.

Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.

He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

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