OCCRL Staff and Affiliates

Royel M. Johnson

Faculty Profile

Contact

814-863-2655
rmj19@psu.edu
LinkedIn
@royeljohnson
Website

Office

405B Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802

Royel M. Johnson

Assistant Professor of Higher Education in Department of Education Policy Studies at Penn State University

Dr. Royel M. Johnson is an assistant professor of higher education in the Department of Education Policy Studies at Penn State University, where he also holds an affiliate appointment in the Department of African American Studies and is a research associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education. As a scholar, Johnson engages in interdisciplinary research related to educational access, equity, and student success, as well as in the intersections among race, education, and social policy. In his work, he employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological approaches, with a  focus on racially minoritized, underserved, and system-impacted student populations across diverse educational contexts.

Education

  • Ph.D., Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University
  • Ed.M., Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign