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

Ecosystem classification and mapping of the laurentian great lakes

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
6 years 10 months ago
Ecosystem classification and mapping of the laurentian great lakesRiseng, C. M., Wehrly, K. E., Wang, L., Rutherford, E. S., McKenna, J. E., Johnson, L. B., Mason, L. A., Castiglione, C., Hollenhorst, T. P., Sparks-Jackson, B. L. & Sowa, S. P., Jan 1 2018, In: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 75, 10, p. 1693-1712 20 p.

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

Average niche breadths of species in lake macrophyte communities respond to ecological gradients variably in four regions on two continents

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
7 years 6 months ago
Average niche breadths of species in lake macrophyte communities respond to ecological gradients variably in four regions on two continentsAlahuhta, J., Virtala, A., Hjort, J., Ecke, F., Johnson, L. B., Sass, L. & Heino, J., May 1 2017, In: Oecologia. 184, 1, p. 219-235 17 p.

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

Standardized Measures of Coastal Wetland Condition: Implementation at a Laurentian Great Lakes Basin-Wide Scale

Recent Publications: Lucinda Johnson
7 years 9 months ago
Standardized Measures of Coastal Wetland Condition: Implementation at a Laurentian Great Lakes Basin-Wide ScaleUzarski, D. G., Brady, V. J., Cooper, M. J., Wilcox, D. A., Albert, D. A., Axler, R. P., Bostwick, P., Brown, T. N., Ciborowski, J. J. H., Danz, N. P., Gathman, J. P., Gehring, T. M., Grabas, G. P., Garwood, A., Howe, R. W., Johnson, L. B., Lamberti, G. A., Moerke, A. H., Murry, B. A., Niemi, G. J., & 7 othersNorment, C. J., Ruetz, C. R., Steinman, A. D., Tozer, D. C., Wheeler, R., O’Donnell, T. K. & Schneider, J. P., Feb 1 2017, In: Wetlands. 37, 1, p. 15-32 18 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 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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