Johnson, Joseph: - Joseph Johnson, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Troy University. After over thirteen years teaching in middle and high school classes in North Carolina, Washington, and Nebraska, he earned his Ph.D. in special education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also holds a M.S. in special education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and a B.S. in secondary education-social studies from Appalachian State University. Dr. Johnson has been working in teacher education for over a decade, and his primary focus is how best to prepare future teachers for success in their classrooms.