Rate My Professor Becky Johnson

Dr Rebecca Johnson is an Associate Professor at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, with expertise in health services research, mental wellbeing, and mixed methods research. She joined the University of Warwick in 2008 as a Research Assistant with the Royal College of Nursing Research Institute. She subsequently worked as a Research Associate on the WAVES project, validating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale for use with young people aged 13 to 16. Since 2010, she has collaborated with Coventry Local Authority and Public Health on a large-scale programme to understand and improve public mental health in Coventry. Johnson completed her PhD at the University of Warwick, conducting a mixed-methods analysis of public health practice and evaluation in the Coventry Health Improvement Programme, focusing on mental wellbeing outcomes. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences and an MPH.

Johnson's research specializations include implementation science spanning health and social care, public health, and research methods education. Her work has garnered over 2,590 citations on Google Scholar. Key publications include 'Pillar integration process: a joint display technique for data integration in mixed methods research' (2017, cited by 396), 'A qualitative study of knowledge exchange and silo effects in university hospitals' integration with primary care' (2018, cited by 41), 'Changes over time in mental well-being, fruit and vegetable consumption, and weight' (2017), 'How is process tracing applied in health research? A methodological systematic review' (2025), and 'Why and how do workplaces invest in mental health and wellbeing? A realist review' (2025). She serves as Deputy Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes in Clinical Workforce Development at Warwick Medical School and has led teaching in mixed methods for health sciences. In 2018, she was highly commended in the Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. Her contributions have influenced health research methodology, education, and public health interventions.