Jessica K. Johnson is the Director of Community Research & Engagement at the National Eczema Association (NEA). In this role she leads the strategic development, growth, and implementation of NEA’s survey research, real-world data activities and NEA’s Ambassador’s Program, connecting over 500 patient and caregiver members across the US to opportunities to share their valuable lived experience perspectives with researchers, biopharmaceutical companies, legislators, policymakers, and others in the community. Prior to joining NEA, Jessica was a senior researcher within the Center for Community Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she both led, and contributed to, the design, implementation and dissemination of a dynamic patient-centered research portfolio that engaged patients and stakeholders nationally. Johnson holds a master’s in public health degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University and brings over 12 years of experience in the science and practice of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR).
