Her most recent publications focus on mobile communications technologies, usability, and professional writing program administration. Johnson's research appears in journals such as Technical Communication, Computers and Composition: An International Journal, Computers and Composition Online, IEEE: Transactions on Professional Communication, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, and Technical Communication Quarterly. Johnson is currently working on a book project, Lean Technical Communication: Toward Sustainable Program Innovation, with W. Michele Simmons and Patricia Sullivan.