Dr. James A. Johnson specializes in health systems and organization development. He is a professor of health administration in the Dow College of Health Professions at Central Michigan University, an adjunct professor of health policy at Auburn University-Montgomery, and former chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy at Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Johnson is also an active researcher and health science writer, with over 100 journal articles and 14 books published. He is the former editor of the Journal of Healthcare Management and is a contributing editor for the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. In addition to working closely with the… World Health Organization (WHO) and ProWorld Service Corps on international public health projects, he is a regular delegate to the World Health Congress and a long-term active member of the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Dr. Johnson has been an invited lecturer at top universities around the globe, has served on many boards (including for AUPHA), and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Joint Africa Working Group, the Board of Directors of the Africa Research and Development Center, the Advisory Board of the Center for Collaborative Health Leadership, and the Board of Advisors for Health Systems of America. He is also actively involved in the development of a Center for Health Systems and Policy Research at CMU. Dr. Johnson completed his Ph.D. in health policy and administration at Florida State University and his M.P.A. in health care administration at Auburn University.