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Johnson Vita, 1
Matthew D. Johnson, PhD
Curriculum Vita
July 2021
Department of Human Ecology
University of Alberta
339 Human Ecology Building
Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2N1
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
University of Alberta – Associate Professor 2017 – present
University of Alberta – Assistant Professor 2012 – 2017
Kansas State University – Graduate Research Assistant 2007 – 2012
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Kansas State University, Marriage and Family Therapy 2009 – 2012
M.Sc., Kansas State University, Marriage and Family Therapy 2007 – 2009
B.A., Manhattan Christian College, Family Life Ministry 2003 – 2006
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The development of couple relationships.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Senior Research Fellowship – RWTH Aachen, July 1, 2021 – July 31, 2021; €2,500
ALES Faculty Teaching Award – Faculty of Agricultural, Life, & Environmental Sciences,
University of Alberta (2020)
Distinguished Research Alumni Award – College of Health and Human Sciences, Kansas State
University (2019)
Mercator Fellowship - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG (German Research Foundation)
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019; Fellowship funding: €35,500; Award No: NE 633/10-5
Top 50 Reviewer for Family Relations – Family Relations (2017, 2018)
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Teaching Wall of Fame Award – Faculty of Agricultural, Life, & Environmental Sciences,
University of Alberta (2017, 2016)
Research and Innovation Award – Faculty of Agricultural, Life, & Environmental Sciences,
University of Alberta (2015)
Best Presentation Award – Pairfam International User Conference in Jena, Germany (2015)
RESEARCH FUNDING
RWTH Aachen and University of Alberta – International Seed Fund
Maternal gatekeeping and attachment insecurity as barriers to fatherhood flourishing; €29,145
and $15,000; October 1, 2020 – September 1, 2021
Principal Investigators: M. Johnson, B. Wiese; Co-Investigator: A. Stertz
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Grant
Avoiding pain or approaching connection: Navigating sexual rejection in romantic relationships;
$311,887; April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2025; Award No: 435-2020-0038
Principal Investigator: E. Impett; Co-Investigators: M. Johnson, A. Muise
Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Project Grant
A multi-method study of self-expansion in couples with Female Sexual Interest/Arousal
disorder; $478,125; March 6, 2019 – March 31, 2023; Award No: 419000
Principal Investigators: N. Rosen, S. Bergeron, A. Muise; Co-Investigators: I. Delisle, E. Impett;
Collaborator: M. Johnson
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Grant
Modern family ties; $162,282; March 15, 2018 – March 31, 2023; Award No: 435-2018-0004
Principal Investigator: M. Johnson; Co-Investigator: A. Galovan; Collaborators: J. Anderson, J.
Min, F. Neyer, S. Walper
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Development Grant
Longitudinal determinants of intimate relationship satisfaction and stability; $60,151; June 1,
2014 – May 31, 2016; Award No: 430-2014-00682
Principal Investigator: M. Johnson; Collaborators: J. Anderson, N. Galambos
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Grant
This is 43: Longitudinal determinants of work, family, and personal well-being in midlife;
$210,943; April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2019; Award No: 435-2014-0076
Principal Investigator: H. Krahn; Co-Investigators: N. Galambos, M. Johnson; Collaborator: M.
Lachman
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Refereed Journals
*Denotes student collaborator
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Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (accepted). Family context, life transitions,
and subjective well-being from age 18 to 50 years. Developmental Psychology.
Galambos, N. L., Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (in press). Another attempt
to move beyond the cross-sectional u shape of happiness: A reply. Perspectives on
Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211008823
Min, J., Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., & *Yurkiw, J. (in press). Support exchanges between
adult children and their parents across life transitions. Journal of Marriage and Family.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12787
*Leonhardt, N. D., Rosen, N. O., Dawson, S. J., Kim, J. J., Johnson, M. D., & Impett, E. A.
(in press). Relationship satisfaction and commitment trajectories in the transition to
parenthood: A couple-centered approach. Journal of Marriage and Family.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12785
Johnson, M. D., Lavner, J. A., Mund, M., Zemp, M., Stanley, S. M., Neyer, F. J., Impett, E. A.,
Rhoades, G. K., Bodenmann, G., Weidmann, R., Bühler, J. L., Burriss, R. P., Wünsche,
J., & Grob, A. (in press). Within-couple associations between communication and
relationship satisfaction over time. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211016920
Mund, M., Weidmann, R., Wrzus, C., Johnson, M. D., Bühler, J. L., Burriss, R. P., Wünsche, J.,
& Grob, A. (in press). Loneliness is associated with the subjective evaluation of but not
daily dynamics in partner relationships. International Journal of Behavioral
Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025420951246
*Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2021). Parent-child contact, closeness, and
conflict across the transition to adulthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83, 1176-
1193. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12760
Johnson, M. D., Neyer, F. J., & Finn, C. (2021). Subjective well-being across partnerships.
Journal of Family Psychology, 35, 546-551. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000793
*Yurkiw, J., & Johnson, M. D. (2021). Perceived stress, supportive dyadic coping, and
sexual communication in couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38,
1729-1737. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407521996446
Robinson, F. E., Johnson, M. D., & Adamowicz, W. L. (2021). Undergraduate student
perceptions towards an abrupt switch to remote delivery of course-work due to COVID-
19 restrictions. North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, 65, 2-9.
Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Galambos, N. L. (2021). Intrinsically rewarding work and
generativity in midlife: The long arm of the job. Work and Occupations, 48, 184-206.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0730888420964942
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Johnson, M. D., Hank, K., & *Yurkiw, J. (2021). Longitudinal associations between adult
relations with intimate partners and siblings. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83, 551-
562. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12710
Mund, M., & Johnson, M. D. (2021). Lonely me, lonely you: Loneliness and the longitudinal
course of relationship satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 575-597.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00241-9
*Horne, R. M., Impett, E. A., & Johnson, M. D. (2020). Exclude me, enjoy us? Unmitigated
communion and relationship satisfaction across 7 years. Journal of Family Psychology,
34, 653-663. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000620
Galambos, N. L., Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (2020). The u shape of
happiness across the life course: Expanding the discussion. Perspectives on
Psychological Science, 15, 898-912. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455691620902428
Johnson, M. D., *Somerville, S. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2020). Stuck in the
middle with you: Predictors of commitment in midlife. International Journal of
Behavioral Development, 44, 273–278. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025419885025
*Fang, S., Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2020). Convoys of perceived
support from adolescence to midlife. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37,
1416-1429. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519899704
Finn, C., Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2020). Happily (n)ever after? Codevelopment of
romantic partners in continuing and dissolving unions. Developmental Psychology, 56,
1022-1028. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000897
Barton, A. W., Lavner, J. A., Stanley, S. M., Johnson, M. D., & Rhoades, G. K. (2020). “Will
you complete this survey too?” Differences between individual versus dyadic samples in
relationship research. Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 196-203.
https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000583
Johnson, M. D., Lavner, J. A., Barton, A. W., Stanley, S. M., & Rhoades, G. K. (2020).
Trajectories of relationship confidence in intimate partnerships. Journal of Family
Psychology, 34, 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000575
*Park, Y., Johnson, M. D., MacDonald, G., & Impett, E. A. (2019). Perceiving gratitude from a
romantic partner predicts decreases in attachment anxiety. Developmental Psychology,
55, 2692-2700. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000830
Johnson, M. D., Neyer, F. J., & Anderson, J. R. (2019). Development of immigrant couple
relations in Germany. Journal of Marriage and Family, 81, 1237-1252.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12580
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Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). (Eventual) stability and change across partnerships.
Journal of Family Psychology, 33, 711-721. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000523
*Lee, H., Lou, N. M., Johnson, M. D., & Park, S. W. (2019). A socio-ecological approach to
understanding mental and physical health: The mediating role of relationship beliefs and
goals. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 3117-3138.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407518814371
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2019). A labour of love? Emotion work in intimate
relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 1190-1209.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407518756779
Zemp, M., Johnson, M. D., & Bodenmann, G. (2019). Out of balance? Positivity-negativity
ratios in couples’ interaction impact child adjustment. Developmental Psychology, 55,
135-147. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000614
Johnson, M. D., *Horne, R. M., & Neyer, F. J. (2019). The development of willingness to
sacrifice and unmitigated communion in intimate partnerships. Journal of Marriage and
Family, 81, 264-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12544
Chen, J., Krahn, H. J., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2019). Wanting to be remembered:
Intrinsically rewarding work and generativity in early midlife. The Canadian Review of
Sociology, 56, 30-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.12228
Krahn, H. J., Chow, A., Johnson, M. D., & Galambos, N. L. (2018). Enlightenment or status
defense? Education and social problem concerns from adolescence to midlife. British
Journal of Sociology of Education, 39, 942-960.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2018.1429893
Galambos, N. L., *Fang, S., *Horne, R. M., Johnson, M. D., & Krahn, H. J. (2018). Trajectories
of perceived support from family, friends, and lovers in the transition to adulthood.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35, 1418-1438.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517717360
Galambos, N. L., Johnson, M. D., & Krahn, H. J. (2018). The anger-depression connection:
Between-persons and within-person associations from late adolescence to midlife.
Developmental Psychology, 54, 1940-1953. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000568
Krahn, H. J., *Chai, C. A., *Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2018). Quick,
uncertain, and delayed adults: Timing, sequencing and duration of youth-adult
transitions in Canada. Journal of Youth Studies, 21, 905-921.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2017.1421750
*Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., Johnson, M. D., & Krahn, H. J. (2018). Happiness is the way:
Paths to civic engagement between young adulthood and midlife. International Journal
of Behavioral Development, 42, 425-433. https://doi.org/10.1177/016502541771056
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Peng, Y., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., & Liu, W. (2018). The associations between
perceived harsh and controlling parenting, shame proneness, and psychological
aggression among Chinese dating couples. Violence and Victims, 33, 759-786.
https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00116
Johnson, M. D., *Horne, R. M., Hardy, N. R., & Anderson, J. R. (2018). Temporality of
couple conflict and relationship perceptions. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 445-455.
https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000398
*Horne, R. M., Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2018). Time, money, or
gender? Predictors of the division of household labour across life stages. Sex Roles, 78,
731-743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-017-0832-1
Zemp, M., Johnson, M. D., & Bodenmann, G. (2018). Within-family processes: Interparental
and coparenting conflict and child adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 299-
309. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000368
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2018). Gender role attitudes, relationship efficacy, and
self-disclosure in intimate relationships. The Journal of Social Psychology, 158, 37-50.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017.1297288
Trump, L. J., Novak, J. R., Anderson, J. R., Mendenhall, T. J., Johnson, M. D., Scheufler, A. C.,
Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., & Robbins, D. C. (2018). Evaluative coping, emotional
distress, and adherence in couples with type 2 diabetes. Families, Systems, & Health, 36,
87-96. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000302
Johnson, M. D., Galovan, A. M., *Horne, R. M., Min, J., & Walper, S. (2017). Longitudinal
associations between adult children’s relations with parents and intimate partners.
Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 821-832. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000329
Johnson, M. D., Krahn, H. J., & Galambos, N. L. (2017). Better late than early: Marital
timing and subjective well-being in midlife. Journal of Family Psychology, 31, 635-641.
https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000297
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., Finn, C., Neyer, F. J., & *Horne, R. M. (2017). Pathways
between self-esteem and depression in couples. Developmental Psychology, 53, 787-799.
https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000276
Novak, J. R., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Hardy, N., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L.,
& Robbins, D. C. (2017). Does personality matter in diabetes adherence? Exploring the
pathways between neuroticism and patient adherence in couples with Type 2 diabetes.
Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 9, 207-227.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12087
Novak, J. R., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., &
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Robbins, D. C. (2017). Associations between economic pressure and diabetes efficacy
in couples with Type 2 diabetes. Family Relations, 66, 273-286.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12246
Schmiedeberg, C., Huyer-May, B., Castiglioni, L., & Johnson, M. D. (2017). The more or the
better? How sex contributes to life satisfaction. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 465-
473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0843-y
Johnson, M. D., *Horne, R. M., & Galovan, A. M. (2016). The developmental course of
supportive dyadic coping in couples. Developmental Psychology, 52, 2031-2043.
https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000216
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2016). Vulnerability, scar, or reciprocal
risk? Temporal ordering of self-esteem and depressive symptoms over 25 years.
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 7, 304-319. https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v7i4.394
Johnson, M. D., & *Horne, R. M. (2016). Temporal ordering of supportive dyadic coping,
commitment, and willingness to sacrifice. Family Relations, 65, 314-326.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12187
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Anderson, J. R. (2016). Skip the dishes? Not so fast! Sex
and housework revisited. Journal of Family Psychology, 30, 203-213.
https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000161
Anderson, J. R., Novak, J. R., Johnson, M. D., *Deitz, S. L., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V.
L., & Robbins, D. C. (2016). A dyadic multiple mediation model of patient and spouse
stressors predicting patient dietary adherence via depression symptoms and diabetes self-
efficacy. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 1020-1032.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9796-9
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2015). Self-esteem trajectories across 25
years and midlife intimate relations. Personal Relationships, 22, 635-646.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12100
Johnson, M. D., & Anderson, J. R. (2015). Temporal ordering of intimate relationship efficacy
and conflict behaviors. Journal of Marriage and Family, 77, 968-981.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12198
Galambos, N. L., *Fang, S., Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (2015). Up, not
down: The age curve in happiness from early adulthood to midlife in two longitudinal
studies. Developmental Psychology, 51, 1664-1671. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000052
Johnson, M. D., *Nguyen, L., Anderson, J. R., Liu, W., & Vennum, A. (2015). Shame
proneness and intimate relations in Mainland China. Personal Relationships, 22, 335-
347. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12083
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*Deitz, S., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., *Hardy, N., Zheng, F. & Liu, W. (2015). Young
romance in China: Effects of family, attachment, relationship confidence, and problem-
solving. Personal Relationships, 22, 243-258. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12077
*Hardy, N. R., Vennum, A., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., *Luu, S., Liu, W. (2015).
Associations between attention to warning signs, marital confidence, and interactional
problem-solving among emerging adult couples in mainland China. Emerging Adulthood,
3, 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696814551385
Johnson, M. D., & *Chen, J. (2015). Blame it on the alcohol: The influence of alcohol
consumption during adolescence, the transition to adulthood, and young adulthood on
one-time sexual hookups. Journal of Sex Research, 52, 570-579.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2014.913281
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., & Robbins, D. C.
(2015). Spouse overprotection is indirectly associated with poorer dietary adherence for
patients with type 2 diabetes via diabetes distress when active engagement is low. British
Journal of Health Psychology, 20, 360-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12105
Johnson, M. D., *Nguyen, L., Anderson, J. R., Liu, W., & Vennum, A. (2015). Pathways to
romantic relationship success among Chinese young adult couples: Contributions of
family dysfunction, mental health problems, and negative couple interaction. Journal of
Social and Personal Relationships, 32, 5-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407514522899
Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Liu, W., Zheng, F., *Hardy, N. R., & *Lindstrom, R. A.
(2014). Young adult romantic relationships in Mainland China: Perceptions of family of
origin functioning are directly and indirectly associated with relationship success.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 31, 871-887.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407513508727
Vennum, A., & Johnson, M. D. (2014). The impact of premarital cycling on early marriage.
Family Relations, 63, 439-452. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12082
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., & Robbins, D. C.
(2014). Spousal protective buffering and type 2 diabetes outcomes. Health Psychology,
33, 841-844. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000054
Macchi, C.R., Johnson, M. D., & Durtschi, J. A. (2014). Predictors and processes associated
with home-based family therapists’ professional quality of life. Journal of Marital and
Family Therapy, 40, 380-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12016
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2014). Depression and anger across 25
years: Changing vulnerabilities in the VSA model. Journal of Family Psychology, 28,
225-235. https://doi.org/10.137/a0036087
Johnson, M. D., & Galambos, N. L. (2014). Paths to intimate relationship quality from parent-
adolescent relations and mental health. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 145-160.
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12074
Johnson, M. D. (2013). Parent-child relationship quality indirectly influences hooking up
behavior through alcohol use in adolescence and trajectories of alcohol use across
adolescence and young adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42, 1463-1472.
https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s10508-013-0098-9
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Wilcox, A., Walker, A., Robbins, D. C., & Lewis, V. L.
(2013). Relationship Beliefs and Illness Appraisals are Differentially Associated with
Specific Ways of Coping in Spouses of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Psychology &
Health, 28, 1442-1459. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2013.822499
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Walker, A., Wilcox, A., Lewis, V. L., & Robbins, D. C.
(2013). Common dyadic coping is indirectly related to dietary and exercise adherence
via patient and partner diabetes efficacy. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 722-730.
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034006
Johnson, M. D., & Anderson, J. R. (2013). The longitudinal association of marital confidence,
time spent together, and marital satisfaction. Family Process, 52, 244-256.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01417.x
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Liu, W., Zheng, F., Ratcliffe, G. C., Jordan, R., & Rutter, R.
(2013). Prevalence and predictors of psychological aggression in male and female
college students from Mainland China. Partner Abuse, 4, 314-331.
https://doi.org/10.1891/1946-6560.4.3.314
Anderson, J. R., Stith, S. M., Johnson, M. D., Miller, M. S., Amanour-Boadu, Y., & Foster, R.
E. (2013). Self-directed and multi-couple group PREP formats enhance relationship
satisfaction and improve anger management skills in Air Force couples. American
Journal of Family Therapy, 41, 121-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2012.671104
Adams, R. D., Aducci, C. J., Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Liu, W., & Fuming, Z. (2013).
Marital therapy help-seeking attitudes of young adults in Mainland China: The role of
social support and implications for marital therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy,
41, 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2011.638573
Anderson, J. R., Aducci, C. J., Adams, R. D., Johnson, M. D., Liu, W., & Fuming, Z., &
Ratcliffe, G. C. (2012). Marital therapy in Mainland China: A qualitative study of
young adults’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 23,
238-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/08975353.2012.705669
Anderson, J. R., Johnson, M. D., Nelson Goff, B. S., Cline, L. E., Lyon, S. E., & Gurss, H. M.
(2011). Factors that differentiate distressed from non-distressed marriages in U.S. Army
Soldiers and Spouses. Marriage and Family Review,47, 459-473.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2011.619301
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Anderson, J. R., Chen, W. C., Johnson, M. D., Lyon, S. E., Lee, C. Y., Zheng, F., Ratcliffe, G.
C., & Peterson, F. R. (2011). Attitudes toward dating violence among Chinese college
students: an exploratory study. Violence and Victims, 26, 631-647.
https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.26.5.631
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., & Stith, S. M. (2011). An application of marital horizon theory
to dating violence perpetration. Family Science Review, 16, 13-26.
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., & Aducci, C. J. (2011). Understanding the decision to marry
versus cohabit: The role of interpersonal dedication and constraints and the impact on life
satisfaction. Marriage and Family Review, 47, 73-89.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2011.564525
Manuscripts Under Review
Wright, L., Knudson, S., & Johnson, M. D. (revised and resubmitted). Consequences of teen
parenthood: Differences between teen mothers and fathers in Canada.
Mund, M., Nestler, S., & Johnson, M. D. (revised and resubmitted). Within within-person
models of reciprocal influences: A case study on the role of time-invariant and time-
varying confounders.
*Yurkiw, J., & Johnson, M. D. (in submission). Associations between depressive symptoms,
sexual communication, and sexual satisfaction across three years.
Galambos, N. L., Johnson, M. D., & Krahn, H. J. (in submission). Diversity in paths to midlife
well-being, work, and civic engagement.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, M. D. (2019, October). Development of couple relationships: A story of stability or
change? Invited presentation for the School of Family Studies and Human Services,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Johnson, M. D. (2019, February). The interrelation of couple communication and relationship
satisfaction. Invited presentation for the Department of Personality Psychology and
Psychological Diagnostics research colloquium, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena,
Germany.
Johnson, M. D. (2018, December). Development of couple relationships in Germany. Invited
presentation for the German Family Panel research colloquium, Ludwig-Maximilians-
Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Johnson, M. D. (2018, November). Development of couple relationships: A story of stability or
change? Invited presentation for the Department of Developmental Psychology research
colloquium, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Johnson, M. D., Neyer, F. J., & Anderson, J. R. (2018, September). The development of
immigrant couple relations. Invited poster presentation for the Center for Lifespan
Developmental Science (CELISE) inaugural workshop, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität
Jena, Jena, Germany.
Mund, M., & Johnson, M. D. (2018, September). How can I be happy when you are lonely?
Dyadic similarity in loneliness and the longitudinal course of relationship satisfaction.
Invited poster presentation for the Center for Lifespan Developmental Science (CELISE)
inaugural workshop, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany.
Galambos, N. L., Krahn, H. J., & Johnson, M. D. (2018, July). Highlights from the Edmonton
Transitions Study: The long and short of it. Invited paper presented at the 25th Biennial
Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Gold
Coast, Australia.
Johnson, M. D. (2016, January). The science of intimacy. Invited presentation for the
Association of Canadian Human Ecology Students Annual Conference, University of
Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
Johnson, M. D., Lavner, J. A., & Neyer, F. J. (2021, September 30–October 1). Are women the
barometers of relationships? Testing the predictive power of women’s and men’s
satisfaction on their own and the partner’s satisfaction over time [Paper to be presented].
The 7th Pairfam International User Conference, Bremen, Germany.
*Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2021, September 30–October 1). The role of
gender composition in trajectories of parent-child relations in the transition to adulthood
[Paper to be presented]. The 7th Pairfam International User Conference, Bremen,
Germany.
Johnson, M. D., Lavner, J. A., Mund, M., Zemp, M., Stanley, S. M., Neyer, F. J., Impett, E. A.,
Rhoades, G. K., Bodenmann, G., Weidmann, R., Bühler, J. L., Burriss, R. P., Wünsche,
J., & Grob, A. (2021, July 15). The interrelation of couple communication and
relationship satisfaction over time: Within- and between-couple associations [Paper
presentation]. Virtual Conference for the International Association of Relationship
Research.
*Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2021, March 5–26). Trajectories of parent-child
contact, affection, and conflict during the transition to adulthood [Poster presentation].
The Society for Research on Adolescence Virtual 2021.
Krahn, H. J., Johnson, M. D., & Galambos, N. L. (2019, September). Intrinsically rewarding
work and generative feelings in midlife [Paper presentation]. The Society for
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Annual Conference, Potsdam, Germany.
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*Horne, R. M., Impett, E. A., & Johnson, M. D. (2019, May). Exclude me, enjoy us? A 7-year
investigation of unmitigated communion and relationship satisfaction [Paper
presentation]. The 6th Pairfam International User Conference, Cologne, Germany.
*Yurkiw, J., & Johnson, M. D. (2019, May). Sexual communication and depressive symptoms in
couples [Poster presentation]. The 6th Pairfam International User Conference, Cologne,
Germany.
*Somerville, S., Krahn, H. J., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2019, March). Midlife
reflections on the best decade of life [Poster presentation]. The Warren E. Kalbach
Population Conference, Edmonton, AB.
*Horne, R. M., Impett, E. A., & Johnson, M. D. (2019, February). Evidence for bidirectional
links between unmitigated communion and relationship satisfaction over a seven-year
period [Poster presentation]. The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual
Conference in Portland, Oregon.
*Fang, S., Galambos, N. L., Johnson, M. D., Krahn, H. J., & Lachman, M. E. (2018,
July).Youth-adult transition patterns and midlife well-being in Canada. In A. Brooker
(Chair), Understanding issues of psychological well-being across different contexts and
different life periods [Poster workshop]. The 25th Biennial Meeting of the International
Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Queensland, Australia.
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2018, March). A labour of love? Male and female partners'
emotion work in intimate relationships [Poster presentation]. The Society for
Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
Johnson, M. D., Krahn, H. J., Fang, S., Horne, R. M., & Galambos, N. L. (2017, October).
Trajectories of perceived support from family, friends, and lovers in the transition to
adulthood [Paper presentation]. The Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
Annual Conference, Stirling, Scotland.
*Horne, R. M., Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2017, June). Time, money, or
kids? Predictors of the division of household labour across life stages [Paper
presentation]. The International Association for Relationship Research (IARR)
Conference in Syracuse, New York.
*Horne, R. M., Johnson, M. D., & Galovan, A. M. (2017, June). The developmental course of
supportive dyadic coping in couples. In V. Anderegg & A. K. Randall (Chairs), New
directions in dyadic coping [Symposium]. The International Association for Relationship
Research (IARR) Conference in Syracuse, New York.
Krahn, H. J., Chai, C. A., Fang, S., Johnson, M. D., & Galambos, N. L. (2016, October).
Timing and sequence of youth-adult transitions: A 25 year Canadian longitudinal study
[Paper presentation]. The Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Annual
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Conference, Bamberg, Germany.
Finn, C., Johnson, M. D., & Neyer, F. J. (2016, September). (Not) happily ever after: Predicting
couple stability by the dynamics of communal and agentic needs in romantic
relationships [Paper presentation]. The 18th Biennial European Conference on
Personality, Timisoara, Romania.
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2016, July). Gender role attitudes, relationship efficacy, and
self-disclosure in intimate relationships [Paper presentation]. The International
Association for Relationship Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Galambos, N. L., Johnson, M. D., & Krahn, H. J. (2016, July). Temporal ordering of self-esteem
and depression over 25 years in the Edmonton Transitions Study: Evidence for reciprocal
risks [Poster presentation]. The 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the
Study of Behavioural Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Johnson, M. D., *Horne, R. M., Galovan, A. M., Min, J., & Walper, S. (2016, June). Pathways
between parent-adult child relations and adult child intimate relations [Paper
presentation]. The 5th Pairfam Interdisciplinary International Conference “Parenting, Co-
Parenting and Child Well-being in Changing Families,” Munich, Germany.
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., & Galambos, N. L. (2015, November). Skip the dishes? Not so
fast! Housework and Couples’ Sexual Development [Paper presentation]. The National
Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2015, November). Commitment, sacrifice, and dyadic coping
in romantic relationships [Poster presentation]. The National Council on Family
Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Krahn, H. J., Chow, A., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2015, October). Social and
environmental concerns from adolescence to midlife: A 25 year longitudinal study [Paper
presentation]. The Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Annual Conference,
Dublin, Ireland.
Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., & Galambos, N. L. (2015, May). Skip the dishes? Not so fast!
Sex and the division of labor revisited [Paper presentation]. The International User
Conference of the German Family Panel in Jena, Germany.
*Winner of the Best Conference Presentation Award.
*Horne, R. M., & Johnson, M. D. (2015, May). The role of commitment in intimate
relationships: The link between dyadic coping and sacrifice [Poster presentation]. The
International User Conference of the German Family Panel in Jena, Germany.
Krahn, H. J., Galambos, N. L., *Fang, S., Johnson, M. D., & Lachman, M. E. (2014, October).
The (inverted?) U-shape of happiness from adolescence to mid-life [Paper presentation].
The Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Annual Conference, Lausanne,
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Switzerland.
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2013, September). The Vulnerability-Stress-
Adaptation Model over 25 Years: A Developmental Systems Perspective [Paper
presentation]. The Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Annual Conference,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
*Nguyen, L., Johnson, M. D., Anderson, J. R., Vennum, A., & Liu, W. (2013, November).
Family support influences relationship outcomes in Chinese couples [Poster
presentation]. The National Council of Family Relations Annual Conference, San
Antonio, TX.
Johnson, M. D., Galambos, N. L., & Krahn, H. J. (2013, March). The vulnerability-stress-
adaptation model over 25 years: A developmental systems perspective [Paper
presentation]. The Warren E. Kalbach Population Conference, Edmonton, AB.
Johnson, M. D. & Anderson, J. R. (2011, November). Marital confidence, time spent together,
and marital satisfaction [Paper presentation]. The National Council of Family Relations
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
MEDIA COVERAGE
My research has received local, national, and international media coverage in print outlets (e.g.,
Globe and Mail, Daily Mail, Elle Canada), websites (e.g., CNN, Huffington Post, National
Public Radio, Newsweek, Psychology Today), and broadcast interviews (e.g., CBC Morning TV,
BBC Worldwide Radio).
Publications receiving attention:
Johnson & Neyer (2019)
Horne & Johnson (2018)
Horne, Johnson, Galambos, & Krahn (2018)
Johnson, Krahn, & Galambos (2017)
Johnson, Galambos, Finn, Neyer, and Horne (2017)
Johnson, Galambos, and Anderson (2016)
Galambos, Fang, Krahn, Johnson, & Lachman (2015)
Johnson, Galambos, and Krahn (2014)
Johnson and Galambos (2014)
Johnson and Anderson (2013)
TEACHING
Human Ecology 210: Intimate Relationships (2012 – present)
Human Ecology 315: Interviewing and Counseling (2020 – present)
Human Ecology 413: Working with Families (2014 – 2018)
Human Ecology 522: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (2016 – present)
Human Ecology 550: Quantitative Social Research Methods (co-instructor; 2015)
Human Ecology 690: Professional Seminar Series (contributor; 2012 – present)
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GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Jennifer Yurkiw (Human Ecology, MSc); Thesis: Links between depressive symptoms, sexual
communication, and sexual satisfaction across three years (2020).
2020 – Received the Benita (Mayers) and Orville Fifield Scholarship in Sexual Health
($9,300)
2019 – Received the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
($17,500)
2019 – Received the University of Alberta Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship ($5,800)
2018 – Received the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship ($5,400)
Sarah Somerville (Human Ecology, MSc); Thesis: Family life satisfaction in midlife (2020).
2019 – Received the Doris Badir Graduate Research Fellowship in Human Ecology
($3,800)
Shichen Fang (Psychology, PhD); co-supervised with Nancy Galambos, Department of
Psychology; Dissertation: Trajectories of parent-child contact, affection, and conflict during
the transition to adulthood (2019).
2015 – Received the Dr. Jane Silvius Graduate Scholarship in Child Development
($12,000)
2014 – Received the University of Alberta ISSBD 2012 Graduate Scholarship ($2,600)
2014 – Received the University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship ($5,000)
Patricia McNiven-McKenna (Human Ecology, MSc); Directed Research Project: Tools for
enrichment: Relationship tool usage and associated outcomes following a couple relationship
education program (2019).
Rebecca Horne (Human Ecology, MSc); co-supervised with Rhonda Breitkreuz, Department of
Human Ecology; Thesis: A labour of love? Emotion work in intimate relationships (2017).
2017 – Mackenzie King Open Scholarship from the W. L. Mackenzie King Memorial
Scholarship Foundation ($8,500)
2017 – National Council on Family Relations Honors Student
2016 – Received the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship ($5,400)
2016 – Louise Davies Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($1,700)
2016 – Received the Engberg Graduate Scholarship in International Home Economics
($2,300)
2016 – Received the Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Fellowship ($1,700)
2015 – Received the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
($17,500)
2015 – Received the University of Alberta Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowship ($5,750)
2015 – Received the Doris Badir Graduate Research Fellowship in Human Ecology
($3,500)
2015 – Received the Dr. Elizabeth Feniak Award for Excellence in Technical Writing
($1,000)
2014 – Received an Undergraduate Research Initiative Award ($5,000)
Kiranpreet Lalli (Human Ecology, MSc); Directed Research Project: Infidelity in Romantic
Relationships (2017).
Linh Nguyen (Human Ecology, MSc); Thesis: Shyness in early adolescence in Vietnam (2015).
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GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Jonathan Lai (Human Ecology, MSc); General research focus: Ageism in the workplace.
Nicholas Lesyk (Public Health, MA); General research focus: School-based support for at-risk
youth and families.
Larissa Predy (Psychology, PhD); General research focus: Executive functioning in early
childhood.
Chelsea Durber (Educational Psychology, PhD); General research focus: Parenting and
children’s emotional socialization
Aleena Hafeez (Sociology, MA); Thesis: Parental socioeconomic status and students’
postsecondary educational attainment (2018).
Jiawen Chen (Psychology, PhD); Dissertation: Work values-work rewards fit across ten years
and well-being outcomes in young adulthood (2017).
Sharon Anderson (Human Ecology, PhD); Dissertation: What happens to marriage
after stroke? (2017).
Kaitlyn Cyr (Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, MSc); Thesis: Social
variables in wetland restoration: The role of values, beliefs, and norms in conservation
behaviour (2016).
Teresa Mejia (Psychology, MA); Thesis: Co-occurring trajectories of children’s peer
victimization and internalizing problems: Patterns and predictors of change (2015).
Megan Eagle (Sociology, MA); Thesis: Making the grade: The impact of childhood asthma on
high school completion (2015).
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Deputy/Associate Editor
2020 – present Journal of Marriage and Family
2020 – present Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Editorial Board
2016 – present Family Relations
2013 – 2020 Journal of Marriage and Family
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Psychological Association (APA)
Member: 2021 – present
International Association of Relationship Research (IARR)
Member: 2020 – present
Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)
Member: 2013 – 2014
National Council of Family Relations (NCFR)
New Professional: 2012 – 2018
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Student Member: 2009 – 2012
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Student Member: 2008 – 2013
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Program Committee (chair 2019 – 2022; member 2013 – 2018)
Fall 2020 Teaching Task Force (member 2020)
Undergraduate Program Review Task Force (member 2014 – 2015)
Department of Human Ecology
Chair’s Advisory Team (member 2019 – 2022)
Human Ecology Department Chair Selection Committee (2021, 2014)
Faculty Representative for the Human Ecology Student Association (2014 – 2018)
Faculty Search Committee (member 2014 – 2015)
3rd Floor Human Ecology Building Fire Warden (2013 – 2018)