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Professor, Special Education
Professional Service
- Teaching Exceptional Children (TEC).
Reviewer.
11/2023 - present
- DEC.
DECIDE (DEC’s Consortium for Innovation in Doctoral Education), International Division for Early Childhood.
09/2023 - present
- DEC.
Role: Member.
DEC Conference Proposal Review Committee.
12/2021 - present
- National CEEDAR Task Force on Shortages in Teacher Education.
member.
02/12/2020 - 07/13/2022
- American Journal of Speech Language Pathology.
Role: Guest Editor.
Guest Editor.
08/06/2019 - present
- Turkish Journal of Special Education.
Role: Consulting Editor.
Consulting Editor.
08/07/2018 - 12/16/2020
- HECSE.
member.
12/05/2017 - 07/01/2020
- DEC.
Role: member.
Member, DECIDE (DEC’s Consortium for Innovation in Doctoral Education), International Division for Early Childhood, 2014-present.
10/2014 - 11/13/2018
- Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities.
Reviewer.
11/2011 - present
- ASHA-LSHSS.
Role: Reviewer.
Language Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools.
08/2009 - 11/2023
Internal Service
- Research Associate, Utah Educational Policy Center .
member,
10/2023 - present.
College service.
- Career Line Faculty Review Committee.
Member,
10/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Parking System and Public Transportation Advisory Committee.
Member,
09/2023 - present.
University service.
- Task Force on Workload Policy.
Member,
09/2023 - present.
College service.
- Search Committee for TT Faculty Line in Severe Disabilities.
08/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Member, College Retention Promotion and Tenure Committee.
Member,
11/09/2022 - present.
College service.
- Search Committee for the Dean of the Graduate School
.
Member,
10/19/2022 - 02/2023.
University service.
- Academic Senate.
Member,
08/10/2022 - 05/2023.
University service.
- Department of Special Education Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Committee.
Chair,
08/10/2022 - 05/2023.
Department service.
- College of Education Curriculum Committee.
Member,
08/10/2022 - 05/2023.
University service.
- Committee on Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam Re-Design, Department of Special Education.
Member,
07/13/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Search Committee for career-line faculty position in Early Childhood Special Education.
Chair,
05/11/2022 - 08/10/2022.
Department service.
- Search Committee for Tenure Track Position in Severe Disabilities.
Chair,
10/16/2020 - 03/10/2021.
Department service.
- Special Education Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee.
member,
08/26/2020 - present.
Department service.
- Special Education Admissions Committee.
member,
08/26/2020 - present.
Department service.
- College of Education Retention, Promotion, Tenure Committee.
member,
08/26/2020 - 08/17/2021.
College service.
- Consortium for Families and Health Research (C-FAHR).
member,
05/13/2020 - present.
University service.
- ECSE Program Area Coordinator.
ECSE Program Area Coordinator,
07/01/2019 - present.
Department service.
- Chair, Appeals Committee.
Chair,
05/01/2019 - 08/01/2019.
College service.
- Committee on Community Engaged Learning.
member,
10/01/2018 - 10/01/2019.
University service.
- State CEEDAR Task Force.
06/01/2018 - 08/17/2022.
College service.
- Project Youth.
Presenter,
02/07/2018 - 02/07/2019.
University service.
- College Leadership Team.
07/15/2016 - 07/01/2020.
College service.
- Visibility and Communications Committee.
Chair,
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2020.
Department service.
- Director of Undergraduate Studies.
member,
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2020.
University service.
- Director of Graduate Studies.
member,
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2020.
University service.
- Program Area Coordinator Committee.
Chair,
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2020.
Department service.
- Member, Educational Psychology RPT Committee for Review of Tenured Faculty.
10/14/2015 - 12/14/2016.
Department service.
- Member, Honors Advisory Board, 2014-present.
08/12/2015 - 08/12/2019.
College service.
- Retention, Promotion, Tenure Committee, 2009-2012, 2015-present.
member,
08/12/2015 - 07/15/2016.
College service.
- Department of Special Education Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Committee.
chair,
08/12/2015 - 07/15/2016.
Department service.
- Department of Special Education Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Committee, 2012-2013, 2015-2016.
08/12/2015 - 07/01/2016.
Department service.
- Subcommittee Chair, Student Research Fair Committee, College Council Excecutive Committee, 2014-present.
Subcommittee Chair,
10/2014 - 03/18/2015.
College service.
- Member, UITE Diversity Advisory Board, 2014-present.
member,
09/2014 - 08/12/2015.
College service.
- Interim Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Special Education. University of Utah, Department of Special Education, Spring 2000, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015.
Interim Program Coordinator,
09/2014 - 07/15/2015.
Department service.
- Member, Qualifying Exam Review Committee. University of Utah, Department of Special Education, Spring, 1999; Spring 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2006, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2015.
member,
06/2014 - 07/15/2015.
Department service.
- Graduate Council.
member,
09/2012 - 09/16/2016.
University service.
- College Council Executive Committee.
Member,
09/2012 - 07/15/2015.
College service.
- Curriculum Committee.
chair,
09/2012 - 09/2013.
College service.
- College Council Executive Committee.
Chair,
09/2012 - 09/2013.
College service.
- Interim Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Special Education.
Program Area Coordinator,
09/2012 - 12/2012.
Department service.
- Curriculum Committee.
member,
01/2012 - 09/2012.
College service.
- Search Committee for Study Abroad Program Director.
member,
05/2011 - 09/2011.
University service.
- Educational Psychology RPT Committee for Review of Tenured Faculty.
member,
01/2011 - 05/2011.
College service.
- Qualifying Exam Review Committee.
01/2011 - 05/2011.
Department service.
- Leadership Minor Advisory Board.
Member,
12/2010 - 09/2013.
University service.
- Action Plan Committee on Development.
Member,
08/2010 - 11/2010.
College service.
- Curriculum Committee.
Chair,
07/2010 - 07/2011.
College service.
- Higher Education Teaching Specialist Advisory Council
.
member,
09/2009 - 09/2014.
University service.
Community Partnership
- Member, Task Force on Required Emergent Literacy Assessment for Preschool Special Education License, Utah State Board of Education.
08/10/2022 - 10/2023
- Member, Leadership Team for Statewide Implementation of the Pyramid Model in Early Childhood Settings.
07/13/2022 - present
- Member, Task Force on Teacher Shortage in Special Education, Utah State Board of Education, 2020 – present.
08/12/2020 - 08/2023
- CEEDAR Task Force, Utah State Board of Education.
08/2018 - 08/2023
- Consultant, PEEK Preschool.
07/18/2018 - 07/18/2019
- Author Readings and Kindness Craft Activities, Preschool Story time at Summit County Libraries.
10/17/2016 - 12/22/2016
- Reviewer, RFPs for Early Intervention Services in Alpine School District, State of Utah Baby Watch Early Intervention Services.
05/13/2015 - 11/18/2015
- External Coach for Jordan School District Early Childhood Special Education Program, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Project.
04/15/2015 - 08/12/2020
- Consultant, House of Hope Pre-k program, Salt Lake City UT, 2014-present.
08/19/2014 - 03/18/2015
Outreach
- Consultant, Supporting AAC in Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms, Salt Lake City School District.
11/16/2022 - present
- Kanarowski, E., & Johnston, S. (2019). Sexual Abuse and Young Children with Disabilities: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention. Presentation at the International KdVS Patient Advocacy Summit, Park City, UT.
07/10/2019 - 07/13/2019
- Johnston, S. (2016, August). Implementing Recommended Practices in Early Childhood Special Education: ECTA fall kick-off event. Jordan School District Early Childhood Special Education Program, Jordan, UT.
09/06/2017 - 09/06/2017
- Member, Literature Selection Committee for Treasure Mountain Junior High School, Park City School District, 2013-present.
09/2013 - 09/13/2017
- Mentor, Preparation for College, Latinos in Action, Park City High School.
09/2012 - 09/16/2015
- McDonnell, A., Johnston, S., Nelson, C., Paul, K. I’ve Been Thinking About Going Back to School and I Wonder If….Utah Conference 2010, Alpine District 2015
.
10/2010 - 10/14/2015
- Johnston, S. & Kanarowski, E. (2010). See Yourself at Macchu Picchu This Summer, The Park Record, 1/9-1/12, C4.
10/2010 - 11/2010
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Goldstick Lecturer.
University of Illinois, College of Education,
09/2023
- Johnston, S. (May, 2013). College of Education Faculty Teaching Award. Award granted by the University of Utah, College of Education. ($1000).
College of Education,
05/2013
In the Media
- Interviewed for "Facing the Teacher Shortage" (University of Utah Continuum). 12/14/2016.
- "Gnome in Your Home" promotes acts of kindness (Park Record, Park City, UT). 12/09/2016.
- Interviewed by Lee Hall for NPR. 11/02/2016.
- Children's book has Park City ties (Park Record, Park City, UT). 10/11/2016.