Assistant Professor
derek42@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5741 | Biomed C-105CA
Health Policy & Management
Academic Degrees
- PhD (Epidemiology), University of Alabama at Birmingham
- MPH (Epidemiology), Drexel University
- BS/BA (Biology/Philosophy), Northeastern University
Courses Taught
Dr. Derek Johnson is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work primarily focuses on infectious diseases in LMICs. He earned his PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and has worked for over 10 years conducting research in resource-limited settings. His research spans multiple regions, and he has collaborated with academic institutions and NGOs in Uganda, Sudan, Malawi, Myanmar, India, Mexico, and Honduras. Dr. Johnson’s research primarily focuses on STIs, with a particular emphasis on antibiotic resistance. His current work explores the alarming rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, a growing global health concern.
Selected Publications
Derek C Johnson, Alicia L Nobles, Theodore L Caputi, Michael Liu, Eric C Leas, Steffanie A Strathdee, Davey M Smith, John W Ayers. Monitoring HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis information seeking by combining digital and traditional data. BMC Infectious Disease (2021). doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05907-0
Derek C Johnson, Madhav P. Bhatta, Santosh Gurung, Shilu Aryal, Pema Lhaki, Sadeep Shrestha. Knowledge and awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among women in two distinct Nepali communities. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (2014). doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8287
Thein Min Swe, Derek. C. Johnson, Htay Thet Mar, Phone Thit, Tobias Homan, et alt. Epidemiological characteristics and real-world treatment outcomes of hepatitis C among HIV/HCV co-infected patients in Myanmar: A prospective cohort study. Health Science Reports. (2023). doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1119
Johnson, D., Tamariz, M., Saleh, M., Sorrenti, S., & Nascimento, T. (2023). Analysis of migration patterns, social characteristics, and access to health services for people on the move in Mexico. Salud Pública de México, 1–3. doi.org/10.21149/15247
Johnson DC, Lhaki P, Bhatta MP, Kempf MC, Smith JS, Bhattarai P, Aryal S, Chamot E, Regmi K, Vermund SH, Shrestha S. Spousal migration and human papillomavirus infection among women in rural western Nepal. International Health (2016). doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihw015
