Quality First
Research is more than the pursuit of knowledge, it is a commitment to expanding psychological science in ways that foster healing, equity, and human flourishing. Our scholarship seeks to deepen understanding of the lived experiences of historically underrepresented communities while developing evidence-informed frameworks that strengthen clinical practice, education, and public health.
Expert Care
Dr. Johnson's research examines the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and mental health, with a particular focus on the psychological experiences of Black men. His scholarship explores how gendered racism influences psychological well-being and investigates strengths-based pathways that promote resilience, self-compassion, healing, and culturally responsive care.
A second area of scholarship centers on Black male sexuality, intimacy, desire, and erotic development. This work moves beyond deficit-based narratives to examine pleasure, agency, identity, connection, and erotic well-being as essential dimensions of psychological health and human flourishing. Through this research, Dr. Johnson seeks to broaden conversations within the psychology of men and masculinities while advancing more nuanced understandings of sexuality across diverse cultural contexts.
Real Results
Across his scholarship, Dr. Johnson is committed to addressing areas that have historically received limited attention within psychology. His work examines topics including:
- Black men's mental health and psychological well-being
- Gendered racism and racial battle fatigue
- Resilience, healing, and liberation
- Mindful self-compassion and culturally responsive interventions
- Black male sexuality, intimacy, desire, and erotic development
- Sexual health and sex therapy
- Intersectionality and identity development
- Psychology of men and masculinities
- Culturally responsive psychotherapy
- Health equity and social justice
- Psychedelic-assisted therapies and psychological healing
Grounded in strengths-based and liberation-oriented perspectives, this scholarship is designed to generate research that not only advances scientific knowledge but also informs psychotherapy, prevention, professional training, organizational practice, and public policy.
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Featured Scholarship
Johnson, B., & Markowicz, J. (2026). Global BIPOC sexualities and the erasure of pleasure: An intersectional review of Psychology & Sexuality, 2010–2024. Psychology & Sexuality, 1–20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2026.2704519
Johnson, B. (2026). J.U.S.T.I.C.E.: A transformative framework for psychotherapy and prevention with Black male university students. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion. Advance online publication. psychotherapy
https://doi.org/10.1177/26320770261441792'
Johnson, B. (2025). Cultivating mindful self-compassion as a response to racial battle fatigue in African American men. International Journal of Diverse Identities, 25(2), 15–41. https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7866/CGP/v25i02/15-41
Reiguleth, C., & Johnson, B. (2022). Pragmatic applications for therapeutic engagement with marginalized men: An intersectional exploration of two emerging adult African American clients. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000280
Johnson, B. (2010). Towards an anti-sexist Black male identity. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 11(3), 182–194. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018293
