Shirley Johnson, BA, LSW 
Research Operations Manager/Patient Navigator Supervisor
Division of General Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
730 E. Broad Street, Suite 430
Richmond, VA 23298
Email: shirley.johnson@vcuhealth.org

Ms. Johnson is a licensed social worker with over twenty years experience including advocacy and care for patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Her career has expanded into project management, training, and development as the Research Program Manager in charge of managing a Sickle Cell Disease Patient-Centered Medical Home at The Virginia Commonwealth University. This program focuses on improving care, quality of life, and safety; while reducing utilization and cost to the healthcare system by using a team approach and a Multidisciplinary Adult Care and Instrumental Support (MAIS) method. She is a faculty member on the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Centers Workshops. She has a co-authored several peer-reviewed publications with the most recent being in the Journal of Continuing Health Education Professionals titled ”Development of a Framework to Describe Functions and Practice of Community Health Workers."

Shirley Johnson, BA, LSW has nothing to be disclosed.