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Rachel Johnson, PhD, LCSW
Title: Clinical Core Lead
Health Science Specialist
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Colorado
Contact: Rachel.Johnson13@va.gov
Location: Denver
University of Colorado webpage
See Dr. Johnson's Dimensions profile that includes: publications, grants, datasets, patents and clinical trials
My research interest is around the use of narratives to help people living with chronic illness. I research narratives at the VA at the community level in rural Veteran suicide prevention programs across the United States. I also mentor, supervise and support clinician researchers and interdisciplinary healthcare students to conduct research from their unique and insightful disciplinary lens.
My life was changed by a social worker and I am dedicated to giving back to the discipline of social work. I was raised in a small town in Kansas and love working with Veterans living in rural communities. I love working to give back to our nation’s Veterans who gave so much.
My work will hopefully impact our understanding of how stories can be used to help Veterans living with chronic illness. I want to find new and innovative ways to help people with chronic illness to live better.

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Recent Publications

 

The following research fields have been used to summarize Dr. Johnson-Kkoenke's publication (the number in parenthesis is the times that research field has appeared). The categories are based on 13 publications with 40 citations of her work, 92% of her publications have at least 1 citation:

  • Clinical Research (10)
  • Behavioral and Social Science (8)
  • Health Services (7)
  • Aging (2)
  • Cardiovascular (2)
  • Mental Health (2)
  • Pain Research (2)
  • Heart Disease (2)
  • Prevention (2)
  • Chronic Pain (1)
  • Depression (1)

 

2022

 

Johnson-Koenke R, Horton-Deutsch S, Pratt-Hopp F, Jones J, Oman K. (2022). “Love Is Love”: Unitary Caring Science Principles in Veteran’s Illness Narratives of Living With Heart Failure in Stories of the Heart Research Study. International Journal for Human Caring, 26, 2. DOI: 10.20467/HumanCaring-D-21-00005.

Johnson-Koenke R, Horton-Deutsch S, Pratt-Hopp F, Jones J, Oman KS. Stories of the Heart: Illness Narratives of Veterans Living With Heart Failure. Fed Pract. 2022 May;39(5):237-243. doi: 10.12788/fp.0260. Epub 2022 May 10. PMCID: PMC9351735. PMID: 35935926.

Boulos PK, Burgin G, Johnson-Koenke R, Flint KM. "My Amazing Heart": A Patient's Simple Request to Change Outdated Heart Failure Labels. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Jan 14:CIRCHEARTFAILURE121008679. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008679. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35026958.

2021

 

Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Celedon M, Basrai Z, Christopher M, Smith J, Sasson C. (2021). Provider Perceptions of Opioid Safety Measures in VHA Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centers. Fed Pract. 2021 September;38(9):412-419. DOI:10.12788/fp.0179.

2020

 

Wyte-Lake T, Der-Martirosian C, Chu K, Johnson-Koenke R, Dobalian A. Preparedness and response activities of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home-based primary care program around the fall 2017 hurricane season. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 26;20(1):1796. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09888-8. PMCID: PMC7690102. PMID: 33243229.

Plys E, Johnson-Koenke R. Perceived Social Standing in Assisted Living Communities: A Mixed-Methods Study of Social Hierarchies Among Residents. Res Aging. 2021 Jan;43(1):47-57. doi: 10.1177/0164027520932823. Epub 2020 Jun 10. PMID: 32519589.

Martin B, Jones J, Miller M, Johnson-Koenke R. Health Care Professionals' Perceptions of Pay-for-Performance in Practice: A Qualitative Metasynthesis. Inquiry. 2020 Jan-Dec;57:46958020917491. doi: 10.1177/0046958020917491. PMCID: PMC7249558. PMID: 32448014.

Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Christopher M, Gunzburger EC, Emmendorfer T, Kessler C, Haukoos J, Smith J, Sasson C. Feasibility Study of a Quasi-experimental Regional Opioid Safety Prescribing Program in Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;27(8):734-741. doi: 10.1111/acem.13980. Epub 2020 May 12. PMID: 32239558.

Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Davis D, Dobalian A. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Exploring the Role of Home-Based Care Programs. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Feb;14(1):119-124. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2019.158. PMCID: PMC7064407. PMID: 32014082.

2019

 

Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Davis D, Dobalian A. Role of Home-Based Care Programs During Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Aug;67(8):1754-1756. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16010. Epub 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31166603.

Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Dobalian A. Home-Based Primary Care's Role in Supporting the Older Old During Wildfires. J Prim Care Community Health. 2019 Jan-Dec;10:2150132719846773. doi: 10.1177/2150132719846773. PMID: 31088255; PMCID: PMC6537241. PMID: 31088255.

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