Johnson, Norine G Ph.D. of Roslindale at home surrounded by her family on November 19, 2011. A loving wife of Wayne Woodlief; loving mother of Cammarie, Kathie and Margaret; loving step-mother of Mark and Rawn; loving grandmother of Kate, Max, Taylor, Morgan, Maya, Evan, Renze, Hope, Joshua and Jessica; loving mother-in-law of Charley, Shane, Matt, Bernard and Annette. Johnson received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University and did her post-doctoral work in a two-year program sponsored by Harvard Medical School. Johnson created and directed the psychology department of Kennedy Memorial Hospital, currently called Franciscan Hospital for Children, in Brighton, MA. She was also actively involved in state and national psychological associations and served as President of Massachusetts Psychological Association and President of American Psychological Association (APA) and the 9th woman to ever hold that position. During her tenure as President of APA, she was the association’s spokesperson on the 9/11 tragedies and was often interviewed on television, radio and in print. She was the owner of four psychology businesses, authored three professional books, including a cutting-edge look at treating adolescent girls through the lens of strength rather than dysfunctions and integrating psychology into all health care, written scores of articles and hundreds of presentations in areas of child, adolescent, women’s issues and health psychology. Johnson also consulted with Kartequin Films on “Five Girls.” Her most recent published accomplishment was her historical fiction novel called An American Family Myth.
A Memorial Service will be held for Norine G Johnson, Ph.D. at Story Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA on December 3 at 1 PM at 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA. (http://www.mountauburn.org/directions/)
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Norine G Johnson Clinical Psychology Scholarship Fund at Wayne State University – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Division of Development & Alumni Affairs, 5475 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. (http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-inner.asp?UnitID=20&WebPageID=2114&site=candle)