Bruce Johnson

Dr. Johnson is Professor of Environmental Learning and Science Education and department head of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies in the College of Education. He was previously an elementary and middle school teacher in Arizona and New Mexico and director of outdoor schools in New Mexico and Australia. Dr. Johnson’s research includes the teaching and learning of ecological concepts, development of environmental perceptions and actions, curriculum development, and teacher preparation. He also serves as Director of the Earth Education Research and Evaluation (EERE) Team, which conducts research on children’s ecological understandings, environmental perceptions, and environmental actions and provides evaluation services to centers and schools offering educational programs related to the environment. As International Program Coordinator for The Institute for Earth Education (IEE), a non-profit education organization, Dr. Johnson oversees the development and implementation of these programs and leads sessions on earth education around the world.