Matthew W Johnson

Biographic Data

ID296734
NAMEMatthew W Johnson
GIVEN NAMESMatthew W
FAMILY NAMEJohnson
SIGNATUREJOHNSON M W
AFFILIATIONSJohns Hopkins University
ORCID0000-0002-3741-6312
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS58
TOTAL CITATIONS110
AUTHOR COUNT58
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX5

  • Learning when not to share

    Open AccessMatthew W Johnson, Julissa Muñiz et al.ARTICLEQualitative Research2026

    This article examines the ethical complexities of research data sharing through Reese's concept of ‘curtains’ and Tuck and Yang's notion of ‘refusal’, with reflexivity serving as the guiding methodology. It explores the tensions between transparency and the protection of intimate, sacred, or culturally sensitive knowledge, particularly within specific communities. Through a series of vignettes grounded in lived experiences, the authors illustrate…

  • Perpetual Projects of Potential

    Open AccessDaniel J Thomas, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEUrban Education2026

    This literature review interrogates the genealogy of questions posed about Black men and boys in Urban Education from 1965 to 2025, tracing how policy eras have delimited their discursive framing within educational research. Drawing on Goldberg's (1993) racial knowledg e and Wynter's (1995) subjective understanding , we employ a Foucauldian genealogical analysis to examine four policy periods—from the Moynihan Report to George Floyd's racial reck…

  • Beyond the Problematique

    Open AccessDaniel J Thomas, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEUrban Education2026References: 22

  • Individuals recently abstinent from methamphetamine show selective cognitive and behavioral differences when compared to age-matched controls

    Open AccessM Frances Vest, Alexandru Mihai Dumitrescu et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    These findings suggest that methamphetamine use disorder is associated with specific cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. Targeting these constructs in treatment may improve outcomes for individuals recovering from MUD

  • Shame, Guilt and Psychedelic Experience

    David S Mathai, Daniel E Roberts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2025

    The classic psychedelic psilocybin has attracted special interest across clinical and non-clinical settings as a potential tool for mental health. Despite increasing attention to challenging psychedelic experiences, few studies have explored the relevance of shame-related processes with psychedelic use. This prospective, longitudinal study involved sequential, automated, web-based surveys that collected data from 679 adults planning to use psiloc…

  • Land Titling, Race, and Political Violence

    Ali T Ahmed, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEWorld Politics2025Cited by: 1

    Under what conditions do reforms prompt violent counterreform? Reform threatens elite interests in structurally unequal societies, prompting elites to use their power to counter reform. Although the existing literature demonstrates the material logic of counterreform, the authors build on critical race theory to argue that elites are more likely to target reforms meant for racially marginalized beneficiaries. The authors test this argument using …

  • Psychedelic and MDMA-Related Adverse Effects—A Call for Action

    Open AccessOtto Simonsson, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEJAMA Health Forum2024

    This Viewpoint discusses the need to better understand potential risks associated with psychedelic and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) use to ensure safe and ethical practice and identifies 4 key research goals

  • A doctorate doesn’t make you a “Doc”

    Open AccessMatthew W Johnson, Anthony Johnson et al.ARTICLEJournal for Multicultural Education2024References: 18

    Purpose This study aims to stimulate scholarly attention and practical application pertaining to individuals recognized as “Docs.” Through conducting a comprehensive analysis and acquiring a profound understanding of its many connotations, the objective is to shift attitudes and approaches concerning those who are seen to possess knowledge and value within society. Design/methodology/approach For this study, culturally relevant pedagogies were us…

  • You’re nobody until somebody kills you

    Daniel J Thomas, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLERace Ethnicity and Education2024References: 9

    In this article, we utilized Charles Mills' racial contract and Derrick Bell's interest-convergence as theories to anchor our understanding of the exploitation of Black death to bolster institutional DEI efforts. We argue that mainstream forms of sociopolitical progress have emerged in the wake of Black death. In essence, Black death precedes and is necessary for the enactment – often performatively – of institutional social justice efforts. Acco…

  • Black Male Brilliance as (Ill)Legible

    Open AccessMartin P Smith, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEUrban Education2024Cited by: 2References: 38

    In this study, we examine how race and racism impact the schooling of African American males by analyzing the first-person perspective of hip-hop superstar, Nasir “Nas” Jones. We selected Nas due to his unique yet prevalent educational trajectory and perspectives. Critical race theory is employed as a framework as well as notions of Sankofa methodology and literary analysis to investigate his music, documentaries, and an open letter whereby he cr…

  • Validation of the Sexual Discounting Task for Use in Adolescents

    Open AccessSneha Thamotharan, Hunter A Hahn et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2024References: 52

  • Reducing Racial Asymmetries in the Survey Overestimation of Voter Turnout

    Open AccessDavid C Barker, Ray Block et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly2024Cited by: 1References: 21

    Research has consistently demonstrated that Black respondents are more likely than their White counterparts to overstate their plans or previous decisions to vote. We propose that by using a single question regarding turnout intention and candidate preference (rather than the typical approach of using two separate questions), survey researchers can reduce these racial asymmetries. The reason, we suggest, is that doing so encourages Black responde…

  • The 'absent Black father' metaphor

    Open AccessDaniel J Thomas, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEDiscourse Studies in the Cultural…2024Cited by: 1References: 37

    In this paper, we utilize the concepts of racial knowledge and subjective understanding to demonstrate how the metaphor of surrogacy encodes a racialized discourse via the epistemic authority of social science research. Taken together, we demonstrate how the pervasive use of surrogacy as a metaphor reflects the subjective understanding of Black male teachers produced through the racial knowledge of social science discourse. We argue that the meta…

  • Naturalistic psilocybin use is associated with persisting improvements in mental health and wellbeing

    Open AccessSandeep M Nayak, Hillary Jackson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Results from this study, the largest prospective survey of naturalistic psilocybin use to date, support the potential for psilocybin to produce lasting improvements in mental health symptoms and general wellbeing

  • Centering Black Perspectives Within the Social Studies Curriculum

    Daniel J Thomas, Terrance J Lewis et al.ARTICLEThe Social Studies2023Cited by: 1References: 12

    One justification given by social studies teachers for avoiding teaching or incorporating race into their lessons is the absence of race from textbooks. Given that textbooks continue to play a significant role in social studies instruction, the authors analyzed how Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, a Black scholar of the early twentieth century, accounted for race in two of the textbooks he wrote for K–12 teachers. In this essay, we used the principles …

  • Introducing Curricular and Pedagogical Resuscitation (CPR)

    Open AccessMatthew W Johnson, Maureen W NicolARTICLEUrban Education2023Cited by: 5References: 69

    Social studies has been lagging in the race to gain classroom instructional time due to the impact of high-stakes testing in urban schools. Furthermore, social studies can be particularly uninteresting to Black students whose diverse sociocultural histories and perspectives remain diminished or absent. Therefore, this paper advances curricular and pedagogical resuscitation (CPR) as a renewed and continuing quest to properly address and privilege …

  • Delay Discounting and Sexual Decision-Making

    Open AccessLuke D Mitzel, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023References: 37

  • Dynamics of Polarizing Rhetoric in Congressional Tweets

    Open AccessAndrew O Ballard, Ryan Detamble et al.ARTICLELegislative Studies Quarterly2023Cited by: 31References: 75

    Affective polarization is pervasive in modern US politics, and can be intensified by strategic messaging from members of Congress. But there are gaps in our knowledge of the dynamics of polarizing appeals from elected representatives on social media. We explore the usage of polarizing rhetoric by members of Congress on Twitter using the 4.9 million tweets sent by members of Congress from 2009 to 2020, coded for the presence of polarizing rhetoric…

  • “But there is a God”

    Open AccessMatthew W Johnson, Marcus W JohnsonARTICLEJournal of Early Childhood Literacy2022

    This study set out to gain a deeper understanding of how early childhood students, specifically Black boys in first and second grade, would respond to the teaching of historical figures and events traditionally omitted from classrooms. Contrary to general assumptions, these students were able to astutely contribute to classroom lessons, discussions, and interviews about Nat Turner, an enslaved Black American, who led a rebellion in 1831. Employin…

  • (Un)Natural Saviors and Motivators

    Daniel J Thomas, Matthew W Johnson et al.ARTICLEEducational Studies2022Cited by: 2References: 43

    This article explores how Black male teachers in Hollywood films continue to be encoded with meanings derived from deficit social science discourse generated through a white-controlled epistemic order. Drawing from the framework of critical public pedagogy and utilizing the critical visual cultural tradition, we contend that the representation of Black male teachers on film is rooted in longstanding conceptual narratives of Black men and boys. Fi…

  • Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder

    Open AccessA K Davis, Frederick S Barrett et al.ARTICLEJAMA Psychiatry2021

    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03181529.

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Are Associated with Greater Delay Discounting of Condom-Protected Sex and Money

    Open AccessMeredith S Berry, Mary M Sweeney et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2021

  • The Influence of Episodic Future Thinking and Graphic Warning Labels on Delay Discounting and Cigarette Demand

    Open AccessGideon P Naudé, Sean B Dolan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Delay discounting and operant demand are two behavioral economic constructs that tend to covary, by degree, with cigarette smoking status. Given historically robust associations between adverse health outcomes of smoking, a strong preference for immediate reinforcement (measured with delay discounting), and excessive motivation to smoke cigarettes (measured with operant demand), researchers have made numerous attempts to attenuate the extent to w…

  • Classic psychedelics in the treatment of substance use disorder

    Open AccessDavid B Yaden, Andrea P Berghella et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2021

  • Persisting Reductions in Cannabis, Opioid, and Stimulant Misuse After Naturalistic Psychedelic Use

    Open AccessAlbert Garcia‐Romeu, A K Davis et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    While these cross-sectional and self-report methods cannot determine whether psychedelics caused changes in drug use, results suggest the potential that psychedelics cause reductions in problematic substance use, and support additional clinical research on psychedelic-assisted treatment for SUD