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

Risk-based classification and interactive map of watersheds contributing anthropogenic stress to Laurentian Great Lakes coastal ecosystems

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
5 years 5 months ago
Risk-based classification and interactive map of watersheds contributing anthropogenic stress to Laurentian Great Lakes coastal ecosystemsHost, G. E., Kovalenko, K., Brown, T. N., Ciborowski, J. J. H. & Johnson, L. B., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 45, 3, p. 609-618 10 p.

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

Leveraging a Landscape-Level Monitoring and Assessment Program for Developing Resilient Shorelines throughout the Laurentian Great Lakes

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
5 years 10 months ago
Leveraging a Landscape-Level Monitoring and Assessment Program for Developing Resilient Shorelines throughout the Laurentian Great LakesUzarski, D. G., Wilcox, D. A., Brady, V. J., Cooper, M. J., Albert, D. A., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Danz, N. P., Garwood, A., Gathman, J. P., Gehring, T. M., Grabas, G. P., Howe, R. W., Johnson, L. B., Lamberti, G. A., Moerke, A. H., Niemi, G. J., Redder, T., Ruetz, C. R., Steinman, A. D. & Tozer, D. C. & 1 others, O’Donnell, T. K., Jan 1 2019, In: Wetlands. 39, 6, p. 1357-1366 10 p.

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

Global patterns in the metacommunity structuring of lake macrophytes: regional variations and driving factors

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
5 years 11 months ago
Global patterns in the metacommunity structuring of lake macrophytes: regional variations and driving factorsAlahuhta, J., Lindholm, M., Bove, C. P., Chappuis, E., Clayton, J., de Winton, M., Feldmann, T., Ecke, F., Gacia, E., Grillas, P., Hoyer, M. V., Johnson, L. B., Kolada, A., Kosten, S., Lauridsen, T., Lukács, B. A., Mjelde, M., Mormul, R. P., Rhazi, L. & Rhazi, M. & 4 others, Sass, L., Søndergaard, M., Xu, J. & Heino, J., Dec 1 2018, In: Oecologia. 188, 4, p. 1167-1182 16 p.

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

The science-policy interface of risk-based freshwater and marine management systems: From concepts to practical tools

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
6 years ago
The science-policy interface of risk-based freshwater and marine management systems: From concepts to practical toolsCormier, R., Stelzenmüller, V., Creed, I. F., Igras, J., Rambo, H., Callies, U. & Johnson, L. B., Nov 15 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 226, p. 340-346 7 p.

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

An expanded fish-based index of biotic integrity for Great Lakes coastal wetlands

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
6 years 1 month ago
An expanded fish-based index of biotic integrity for Great Lakes coastal wetlandsCooper, M. J., Lamberti, G. A., Moerke, A. H., Ruetz, C. R., Wilcox, D. A., Brady, V. J., Brown, T. N., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Gathman, J. P., Grabas, G. P., Johnson, L. B. & Uzarski, D. G., Oct 1 2018, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190, 10, 580.

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

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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 Society for Freshwater Science Award

The Society for Freshwater Science announced that it will present its 2024 Career Award for Environmental Stewardship to Dr. Lucinda B. Johnson, NRRI Senior Research Fellow.

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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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