Johnson's original thesis for the NEOMFA program was picked up by the National Poetry Review Press in 2013. This collection of poems, Inappropriate Sleepover, was released in 2014 by the publisher.[1] After completing the NEOMFA program in 2014, Johnson went on to become a lecturer in English at Iowa State University.[10] Her second book, The Crimes of Clara Turlington, is set to be released in December 2015 by the Vine Leaves Literary Journal press.[1] Johnson is also the current editor of the Dressing Room Poetry Journal.[6]