Karen D. Johnson-Webb, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Geography and Center for Regional Development

Ph.D., Geography, University of North Carolina
M.A., Geography, Michigan State University
B.A., Geography, Michigan State University

Office: 412 South Hall
Phone: 419-372-9125

E-mail: kdjohn
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Biography:

Dr. Karen Johnson-Webb is currently an associate professor in the Department of Geography, and the Center for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University. Her research specializations are in applied population geography, including the social and economic effects of immigration with emphasis on Hispanic labor migration and labor force demographics.

Her responsibilities cover a wide range of applied research and projects, including program evaluation of local agency programs that serve special populations, the development of county workforce profiles. Dr. Johnson-Webb is the author of a book entitled Recruiting Hispanic Labor: Immigrants in Non-Traditional Areas, published in 2003, and of several scholarly articles and book chapters. She is currently studying the role of immigrant labor in the NW Ohio Greenhouse Industry. She is also the author of a recent report of the 2004 Ohio Latino Health Coalition Latino Health Needs Survey.