Background
Johnson, Elaine McDowell was born on June 28, 1942 in Baltimore. Daughter of McKinley and Lena (Blue) McDowell.
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Elaine McDowell Johnson
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Education
Bachelor, Morgan State University, Baltimore, 1965; Master of Social Work, U. Maryland., 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1988.
Career
Drug abuse administrator, acting regional director, State Maryland. Drug Abuse Administration, Baltimore, 1971-1972; social science analyst, public health advisor, National Institute Drug Abuse, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, 1972-1976; deputy director, director division community assistance, National Institute Drug Abuse, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, 1976-1982; deputy associate director for policy development, National Institute Drug Abuse, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, 1981-1982; director division prevention and communications, National Institute Drug Abuse, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, 1982-1985; executive assistant to administrator, Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1985; deputy director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, Doctor of Medicine, 1985-1988; director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1988-1996; acting administrator, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1992; acting administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Superior vena cava syndrome Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1992-1994. Expert consultant in substance abuse, treatment, and mental health fields;professor Morgan State University, Baltimore.
Achievements
Membership
Active United Meth.Ch., Baltimore, since 1994. Member NASW, ASPA, American College Mental Health Administration, Senior Executives Association.
Connections
Married Walter Johnson. Children: Nathan H. Murphy, Michael W. Murphy.
