Julius Johnson

Julius Johnson joined NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing in 2023 as a clinical associate professor in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Johnson has a DNP from the University of Miami (2016), an MS in Family Health from Binghamton University (2009), and a BS with a major in nursing degree from Binghamton University (2005). He has been a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner for 14 years specializing in home-based primary care, transitional care (reducing 30-day rehospitalization rates), and translational community improvement projects. Johnson is passionate about improving the overall health of underserved communities, men’s health, and opioid overdose prevention.

He is the immediate past president of the Greater NYC Black Nurses Association, the chapter’s founding 1st vice president, and currently sits on the national board of directors for the National Black Nurses Association. He is also the co-chair of the National Black Nurses Association’s scholarship committee. He currently serves as the clinical director of the GNYC Black Nurses Association’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program. He is the founding president of the Omega Nu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society at LIU-Brooklyn. Johnson has received several awards including NBNA’s 40 under 40 award (2018), NBNA’s Trailblazer of the Year award (2021), and led the GNYC-BNA to best community service programming chapter (2021). Johnson was inducted as a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2022).