Amy Johnson is a clinical assistant professor and coordinator of the Animal Assisted Services programming at the University of North Florida. She founded and directed the Center for Human Animal Interventions at Oakland University in Michigan from 2007 to 2021, where she developed and taught the online Animal Assisted Services Certificate Program. Additionally, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan and a certified dog trainer through the Council of Professional Dog Trainers. In 2005, she founded and continues to direct the non-profit animal assisted support program, Teacher’s Pet: Dogs and Kids Learning Together. This 40-hour, 10-week program pairs troubled and at-risk youth, referred through the court and community mental health systems, with harder-to-adopt shelter dogs for mutual benefit.

She also serves as a board member of the American Psychological Association’s Human Animal Interactions Section 13 and co-chairs the Uniform Terminology Committee for an IAHAIO/AAII collaboration. Her work includes publishing multiple journal articles and book chapters on Animal Assisted Services.

Mentorship Areas:

She is enthusiastic about mentoring in the following Human Animal Interaction areas: Non-Profits, Animal Assisted Treatment, Advanced Education, Juvenile Justice, and Research.