Education Journalists

Maurice Johnson

Educator/Thought Leader

Professor Maurice Johnson is an educator and researcher in the fields of media, communications and Hip Hop culture. He is a graduate of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, earning a Bachelor of Science in Magazine Production. He later earned a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Communication and Information with graduate certificates in both digital video production and project management. Johnson has served as a faculty member at both institutions, which are located in Tallahassee, Florida, and has also taught classes at Widener University, Southern New Hampshire University and West Virginia University. Academic Contact: [email protected] Business Contact: [email protected] Johnson is currently a doctoral candidate at the FAMU College of Education, earning a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. His research focuses on the intersection of Hip Hop culture, urban schools and culturally responsive teaching and leadership. He is an accomplished journalism educator and was selected from a nationwide search to participate in the 2022 Solutions Journalism Educators Academy. He formerly served as faculty advisor to the award-winning college student newspaper, The Famuan, and advisor to the FAMU student chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Instagram: @novatheprofessor Twitter: @hiphopntheflesh Prof. Johnson has presented academic research at the East Carolina University Emerging Scholars Symposium, the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting and was a featured speaker for the award-winning Leon County Library Lecture Series. His honors include being named a 2017 Omicron Delta Kappa Circle Chapter Leader of the Year, a 2016-17 Col. Bernard T. Hendricks Office of Student Activities Top Rattler Award for University Employee of the Year, a 2018 Golden A.C.E. Top 20 Under 40 Award for Journalism and more recently, he was named to the Florida A&M University Inaugural 40 Under 40 List. He is currently an Inaugural Propel Center HBCU Faculty Fellow, in which he is creating tech-enhanced approaches to promote learning and identifying opportunities for technology integration in learning environments and their surrounding communities.