DEPARTMENT
NEWS
Maria Johnson
Welcome to new Faculty
member, Dr. Maria Johnson!
Dr. Johnson researches the
role of race and gender within
family relationships and
federal family policy. Her
current work examines Black
women's identity construction,
daughter-father relationships,
Black fatherhood, and
structural and cultural
influences. She is currently
writing a book manuscript
titled, Through Daughters’
Eyes: Black Daughter-Father Relationships and Conceptualizations of
Fatherhood and Womanhood. Dr. Johnson’s research has been
supported by university and national grants, including the National
Poverty Center. In addition to her research, she has taught and advised
students within the Departments of Sociology and AfroAmerican and
African Studies and the Ford School of Public Policy at the University
of Michigan. She earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Sociology from
the University of Michigan and a BA in History from Hampton
University.