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Erin C. Johnson

Professor of Instruction

Current Positions

  • Professor of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Professor of Instruction, Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Associate Research Scientist/Engin, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Programs

Education

  • PhD in Business Administration, University of Iowa
  • BBA in Management, University of Iowa
  • BBA in Marketing, University of Iowa

Research Interests

  • Meaning & Identity in the Workplace
  • Leadership
  • International Business
  • Negotiations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Cultural Intelligence Certification (CQ), Cultural Intelligence Center, 2020

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Fulbright Specialist - U.S. Department of State, 2021 - 2025
  • Stanley International Travel Award - University of Iowa International Programs, 2019
  • Scholarly Achievement Award - Academy of Management Human Resources Division, 2005
  • Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching - Council on Teaching, University of Iowa, 2022

Professional Memberships

  • Beta Gamma Sigma - University of Iowa, 2006

Selected Publications

  • Semprini, J., Lizarraga, I. M., Seaman, A. T., Johnson Klitgaard, E., Wahlen, M. M., Gorzelitz, J. S., Birken, S. A., Schroeder, M. C., Paulus, T., & Charlton, M. E. (2024). Leveraging public health cancer surveillance capacity to develop and support a rural cancer network. Learning Health Systems. 8 (4) pp. e10448. DOI: doi:10.1002/lrh2.10448.
  • Schroeder, M. C., Semprini, J., Kahl, A. R., Lizarraga, I. M., Birken, S. A., Wah, M. M., Johnson Klitgaard, E., Gorzelitz, J., Seaman, A. T., & Charlton, M. E. (2025). Geographic distance to Commission on Cancer-accredited and nonaccredited hospitals in the United States. The Journal of Rural Health. 41 (1) pp. e12862. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12862.
  • Evans, S., Seaman, A. T., Johnson Klitgaard, E., Engelbart, J., Gao, X., Vikas, P., Phadke, S., Schroeder, M. C., Lizarraga, I. M., & Charlton, M. E. (2024). Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities. The Journal of Rural Health. 40 (4) pp. 634-644. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12842.
  • Mount, M. K., Illes, R., & Johnson, E. C. (2006). Relationship of Personality Traits and Counterproductive Work Behaviors: The Mediating Effects of Job Satisfaction. Personnel Psychology. 59 pp. 591-623.
  • Kristof-Brown, A. L., Zimmerman, R. D., & Johnson, E. C. (2005). Consequences of Individuals; Fit at Work: A Meta-analysis of Person-job, Person-organization, and Person-supervisor Fit. Personnel Psychology. 58 pp. 281-342.
  • Van Vianen, A. M., de Pater, I., Kristof-Brown, A. L., & Johnson, E. C. (2004). Fitting in: The Impact of Surface- and Deep-level Cultural Diversity on Expatriates' Adjustment. Academy of Management Journal. 47 pp. 697-709.
  • Johnson, E. C., Kristof-Brown, A. L., Van Vieanen, A. M., de Pater, I., & Klein, M. R. (2003). Expatriate Social Ties: Personality Antecedents and Consequences for Adjustment. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 11 pp. 277-288.
  • Johnson, E. C., Kristof-Brown, A. L., Van Vianen, A. M., de Prater, I., & Rigsby, M. M. Expatriate Social Ties: The Impact of Relationships with Comparable Others and Host Country Nationals. In Proceedings of Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2002.

Selected Presentations

  • "Facilitating Global Teamwork: Connecting Students in Iowa and Poland," Guest/Invited Speaker at 4Cast: The Annual Campus Academic Strategies & Technology Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2017.
  • "Developing Negotiation Skills: A Brief Introduction," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, December 2016.
  • "Developing Negotiation Skills: A Brief Introduction," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 2016.
  • "Developing Negotiation Skills: A Brief Introduction," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, March 2016.
  • ""Redefining the Global Classroom: Connecting Students in Iowa and Kosova"," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Business and Technology, Pristina, Kosovo, July 2023.
  • "Gaining International Experience When Study Abroad is Unavailable," Guest/Invited Speaker at Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, Iowa City, Iowa, January 2022.
  • "Global Virtual Teams (GVT): Connecting Students in Iowa and Kosovo," Panelist at Whole of Iowa to Whole of Kosovo Conference, Ankeny, Iowa, November 2021.
  • "Developing Negotiation Skills: A Brief Introduction," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Iowa, Iowa City, July 2016.

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Johnson Klitgaard, E. (Principal Investigator). International Travel Grant. University of Iowa. Funded. April 2014.