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2.7: Administrative / Biographical History:
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These materials were recovered from Dr. Johnston’s office and transferred to Special Collections in 2011
Dr. Robert L. Johnston (d. May 26, 2011) was born in Erie, PA, he grew up in Louisville KY, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1963, he earned an Associate’s degree at Jefferson Community College in 1977, a B.S. with honors in 1979 and an MA both in Sociology from the University of Louisville. He earned his PhD (also in Sociology) in 1985 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. A member of Phi Kappa Phi, Professor Johnston taught at Augusta State University from 1986 until his death where he won the Richard S. Wallace Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2007. His areas of specialty included: Sociology of Organizations, Sociology of Work & Occupations, Social Movements & Collective Behavior, Research Methods (Statistics), Urban Sociology & Urban Social Problems Program Evaluation.
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Inventory:
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Box 1
- Bethlehem Community Survey Report Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 Prepared by Sociology Research Methods Students Department of Sociology Augusta State University Project Directors Robert L Johnston PhD and Ernestine H. Thompson LCSW
- Multicultural Diversity Class 2000 University is Diversity Cookbook
- The Local Scene: Challenges and Opportunities Report to the Greater Augusta Community Collected Written and Edited by the Students in Urban Social Problems, Department of Sociology, Augusta State University Spring Quarter 1997
- Crime and Violence
- Education
- Environment
- Health Care
- Enhancing the Quality of Life: Report on Focus Groups Conducted With Residents of St. John Towers, Prepared for and Submitted to Board of Directors, Administrators St. John Towers Wesley Homes Inc., Augusta Georgia March, 1997 Department of Sociology Augusta State University
- Fall Quarter, 1995 Augusta College Incoming Freshmen Survey prepared by Robert L. Johnston, Department of Sociology, with assistance from Sociology Research Methods Students Fall Quarter, 1995
- Focus on Health Care and Related Issues: A Report on the Results of Focus Groups with at Risk Populations in Three Counties. Submitted to the Partnership for Community Health of Augusta/Aiken by Augusta College Research Center December 16, 1994 Ernestine Thompson LCSW and Robert L. Johnston PhD. Focus Group Coordinators
- Food Services Utilization, Evaluation and Needs Assessment: A Report to the Office of Business Services Prepared by Social Research Methods Summer 1996
- The Not So Silent Minority: A Report On Focus Groups With Augusta College Night and Non-Traditional Students Sociology Research Methods Fall Quarter 1995
Box 2
- Making the Best Better: A Report on Focus Groups with Augusta DCTV Subscribers Augusta State University Research Center, Augusta Georgia March, 1999
- The Second Greater Augusta Attitude and Opinion Poll Report 1990 Robert L. Johnston and Ernestine Thompson co-project directors
- Student, Family, and Work Role Conflict: Findings From a Survey of ASU Students Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 Sociology Research Methods, Department of Sociology Augusta State University Project Directors Robert L Johnston, PhD, Robert C. Ness, PhD
- Comprehensive SSI Outreach for the Elderly and Homeless: Project Seek Final Report of Independent Evaluators Prepared for Care Management Consultants by Augusta College Research Center April 15, 1994 Robert L. Johnston PhD and Ernestine H. Thompson LCSW
- And the Greatest of These is Respect, A Report on Focus Groups with Members of the ASU Community Sociology Research Methods Fall Quarter 1996 Report Submitted to the Committee on Individual Responsibility, Citizenship, and Community March 11, 1997
- Augusta Richmond County Bethlehem Neighborhood Plan Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission 1996
- Augusta-Richmond County Laney-Walker Neighborhood Plan Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission 1996
- Augusta Richmond County Turpin Hill Neighborhood Plan Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission 1995
- Focus on Focus Groups Overview, Definitions, Roles, Bibliography, Samples, Communication Skills Prepared for Students in Research Methods in Public Administration by Ernestine H. Thompson, Department of Sociology Augusta State University
- Reach Out to Bring In: A Report on Focus Groups with Members of the Augusta African American Community Focus Group Task Force Augusta State University Research Center June 2001
- Social Research Methods I&II Fall Semester 2007 and Spring Semester 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce 2002 Questionnaire Public-Use Files Families and Work Institute
- 1999 Survey of Student Majors in Criminal Justice and Sociology at Augusta State University Sociology Research Methods Spring and Fall Semesters 1999 Kim Davies, PhD and Audrey Clifft project directors
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