Lucinda Johnson Ph.D.

Profile Lucinda Johnson
Professional Title
Senior Research Fellow

Areas of interest include environmental assessment and bioindicators, impacts of climate change, decision making in the environmental sciences. Research projects include: effects of multiple stressors on aquatic communities; testing indicators of coastal ecosystem integrity; predicting impacts of climate change on stream communities; development of tools for managing and communicating science to end users.

Professional Honor

Lucinda has been named a 2020 Fellow by the Society for Freshwater Science. Her research focuses on what effects humans have on aquatic ecosystems, especially in the areas of land use and climate change. Johnson serves the EPA's Office of Research and Development as the vice chair of the executive committee of the Board of Scientific Counselors.

Professional Service

  • International Joint Commission Science Advisory Board, EPA Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee, Board Member Friends of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve; Science Advisor to Environmental Law Policy Center.
  • Graduate Faculty, Water Resources Science and Integrated Biological Science, 2000 - present
  • Instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Landscape Ecology, Stream Ecology

Education

  • Ph.D., Zoology, Michigan State University, 1999
  • M.S., Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, 1984
  • B.A., Duke University, 1976

Recent Publications

Community capacity and climate change in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region: the importance of social, human, and political capital for community responses to climate-driven disturbances

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
3 months 2 weeks ago
Community capacity and climate change in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region: the importance of social, human, and political capital for community responses to climate-driven disturbancesFergen, J. T., Bergstrom, R. D., Steinman, A. D., Johnson, L. B. & Twiss, M. R., 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 67, 5, p. 993-1012 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Building a research network to better understand climate governance in the Great Lakes

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
1 year 4 months ago
Building a research network to better understand climate governance in the Great LakesBergstrom, R. D., Johnson, L. B., Sterner, R. W., Bullerjahn, G. S., Fergen, J. T., Lenters, J. D., Norris, P. E. & Steinman, A. D., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48, 6, p. 1329-1336 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Updated census in the Laurentian Great Lakes Watershed: A framework for determining the relationship between the population and this aquatic resource

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
1 year 4 months ago
Updated census in the Laurentian Great Lakes Watershed: A framework for determining the relationship between the population and this aquatic resourceFergen, J. T., Bergstrom, R. D., Twiss, M. R., Johnson, L. B., Steinman, A. D. & Gagnon, V., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 48, 6, p. 1337-1344 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Featured Research Projects

Screenshot of the ForCast tool including data layer overlay in Northern Minnesota, and bar chart analysis of data

ForCAST: Forest Change Assessment and Simulation Tool

The ForCAST tool attempts to provide forestry professionals and land managers with an opportunity to evaluate how a changing climate and changing markets might affect Minnesota’s forests and

Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas screen capture showing geological map of Minnesota

Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas

Online mapping tools and data for natural resource planning, management, and research in Minnesota.

NRRI News Articles

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Lucinda Johnson receives UMN President's Award

The President's Award for Outstanding Service is presented each year to recognize exceptional service to the University, its schools, colleges, departments, and service units.

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Lucinda Johnson appointed to IJC chair position

NRRI's Director of Research, Lucinda Johnson, appointed to U.S. co-chair position for the International Joint Commission.

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Well-loved, Well-studied: Decades of NRRI research spans all five Great Lakes

From its formation in the early 1980s to today, NRRI has collaborated across the institute, the University and the globe to contribute to Great Lakes understanding.

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