Dr. Johnson received a B.A. from Wabash College, a M.S. from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on determining how bees are exposed to pesticides and what effect exposure to pesticides has on the health of honey bees and other pollinators. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers on bees and bee health. He teaches courses in pesticide science and beekeeping at Ohio State.