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Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson

Program Chair, Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education

College
College of Professional Advancement
Field
Education
"In my classes, all members are valued and participate as both a teacher and a learner. My students have much to contribute to society, and I encourage them to be independent thinkers and active learners, willing to advocate for the children and families they serve."

Education

  • PhD, Early Childhood Development and Education

    Texas Women's University, Denton, TX, United States, 2016

  • MA, Education

    Chapman University, Orange, CA, United States, 2002

Honors and Awards

  • OLC Accelerate Conference Engagement Chair

    2025

  • OLC Accelerate Conference Engagement Chair

    2025

  • UAGC Faculty Spotlight

    2023

  • UAGC Culture of Care Nominee

    2023

  • Ashford University College of Education, Exemplar Teaching Practice

    2017

  • Graduate Council Award for Exceptional, Original Scholarship

    2016

  • Student Symposium Chancellor's Student Research Scholar

    2016

  • Virginia Chandler Dykes College of Education Scholarship

    2014

  • Tarrant County College Volunteer Spotlight

    2013

  • Ashford University Volunteer Spotlight

    2012

  • TWU Graduate Student Scholarship

    2010-2013

Professional Affiliations

  • Online Learning Consortium

  • Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning

  • Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning

Contact

Amy.Johnson@uagc.edu

Biography

Dr. Amy Johnson is an associate professor and program chair for Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education in the College of Professional Advancement at the University of Arizona Global Campus. She has worked in the field of education since 1999. Amy earned her PhD in Early Childhood Development and Education from Texas Woman’s University; her MA in Education with a specialization in curriculum and development from Chapman University; her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with a supplemental secondary English credential and cross-cultural, language, and academic development certificate from San Diego Christian College; and her BA in English with an emphasis on creative writing from San Diego State University. She taught self-contained classrooms in each grade level from kindergarten to fifth grade and moved to higher education in 2011. Amy currently holds a Texas teaching certificate, has over 80 publications and presentations, and received commendations for her dissertation research on the childhood homes of prostituted women.  

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