Dr. Johnston is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and a physical anthropologist with expertise in forensic anthropology and bio-archaeology. Her experience includes interpreting human remains from many contexts including  19^th century cemeteries. She has directed an outdoor human decomposition facility and a human identification lab and has produced publications and given presentations on these topics. Dr. Johnston also has many years of experience with NAGPRA and culturally sensitive work with Native American human remains. She managed the production of NAGPRA inventories at the Ohio History Connection in the 1990s and carried out a cooperative agreement to document human remains curated at the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in 2010. In her current position at the University of Cincinnati she serves as NAGPRA Coordinator and Tribal Liaison.

Doctor of Philosophy – Anthropology – The Ohio State University – – 2002

Master of Arts – Anthropology – The Ohio state University – – 1991

Bachelor of Arts – Psychology – North Carolina State – – 1986

Bachelor of Arts – Biological Sciences – North Carolina State – – 1985 

American Board of Forensic Anthropology – Diplomate #96 – – 2013

NAGPRA Coordinator/Tribal Liaison – University of Cincinnati – – 01/2021 to Present

Lecturer – The Ohio State University – – 08/2018 to Present

Associate Professor – Western Carolina University – – 08/2005 to 06/2017

Director, Forensic Osteology Research Station- Western Carolina University – – 08/2014 to 06/2017

Director, Western Carolina Human Identification Laboratory – Western Carolina University – – 08/2015 to 06/2017

Course Coordinator – The Ohio State University – – 01/2004 to 07/2005

Curator IV – The Ohio Historical Society – – 10/1993 to 09/2002 

Society for American Archaeology (member) – –  2015 to Present

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Fellow) – – 2013 to Present

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Member) – – 2009 to 2012

Society for the Scientific Detection of Crime (Vice President 2004 – 2005 and currently) – –  1998 to Present

American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Associate Member) – –  1997 to  2009

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association (Member) – –  1995 to Present

American Assoc. of Physical Anthropologists (member) – –  1994 to Present

Ohio Archaeological Council (Active Member) – – 1994 to Present

Member Phi Kappa Phi – –  1991 to 2009