Areas of Interest and Expertise
- Homeless Women and Sexual Risk Behavior
- Homelessness and Women
- Mental Health
- Poverty
- Substance Abuse
- Women’s Issues
Dr. Karen Andrene Johnson research interests focus on improving the lives of sheltered and undomiciled homeless women in rural and urban settings. Specifically, she examines how co-morbid risks, such as justice involvement, sexual risk behaviors, mental health and substance abuse, combine synergistically to contribute to homelessness among impoverished women. She also is interested in adapting interventions proven efficacious in “real world” practice settings specifically for this population to reduce initial and recurring homelessness and increase quality of life.
