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Dr. Ashley M. Johnson is Professor of Sustainability, Geography, and Environmental Planning at ½ñÈÕ´ó¹Ï. Her teaching and research focus on riverine, coastal, and marine geospatial planning, climate and flood resilience, and community-engaged GIS that supports environmental justice and public decision-making across Northeast Florida and beyond. She has secured significant external and internal funding to expand JU’s GIS capacity, leads the Northeast Florida GIS Conference, and serves as geospatial lead on multiple regional resiliency and conservation initiatives.

Education

• Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Ecology (GIS concentration), University of Florida
• M.A., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
• B.S., Natural Resource Conservation, University of Florida

Fields Of Study

• Introduction to GIS
• Advanced GIS
• Coastal & Marine GIS
• Environmental Planning and Policy
• Urban and Regional Planning / Urban Geography
• Green Criminology
• Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
• Introduction to Sustainability
• Sustainability Capstone
• Study Abroad: Ecotourism and Green Criminology in Costa Rica

Courses Taught

• Introduction to GIS
• Advanced GIS
• Coastal & Marine GIS
• Environmental Planning and Policy
• Urban and Regional Planning / Urban Geography
• Green Criminology
• Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
• Introduction to Sustainability
• Sustainability Capstone
• Study Abroad: Ecotourism and Green Criminology in Costa Rica

Selected Publications, Awards, and Service

• Johnson, A.M. (2025). Addressing Vulnerabilities along the Ribault and Trout Rivers in Duval County, FL: Using GIS Tools and Data-Driven Methodologies. Coastal Geotools, Wilmington, NC.
• Horton, M., A.M. Johnson, N. Hussey, J. Tyminski, C. Fischer, B. McBride, R. Hueter, B. Franks (2024). Space- use by white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in their overwintering residency area in the western North Atlantic. American Elasmobranch Society Symposium, Atlanta, GA.
• Johnson, A.M., and R. Oldakowski (2023). Integrating Aesthetics and Accuracy: Combining the Principles of Illustration and Geography to Make Beautiful Maps Accurate and Accurate Maps Beautiful. ESRI Education Summit, San Diego, CA.
• Johnson, A.M. (2022). Using collaborative, integrative, and active learning to advance understanding of geospatial skills and concepts in higher education. ESRI Education Summit, San Diego, CA.
• Oldakowski, R. and A.M. Johnson (2017). Combining Geography, Math, and Science to Teach Climate Change and Sea Level Rise. The Journal of Geography, 117(1): 17–28.
• Resko, D. and A.M. Johnson (2015). An Analysis of Shark Attacks in the State of Florida. The Florida Geographer, 45: 28–40.

Selected Awards & Honors

• 2024–2025 Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Activities, ½ñÈÕ´ó¹Ï
• Inspire! Award for STEM Studies, Jacksonville, Florida
• Interdisciplinary Geographic Information Systems Certificate, University of Florida
• NOAA Graduate Research Fellowship

Areas of Expertise 

• Coastal and Marine GIS
• Climate and Flood Resilience
• Environmental Planning
• Climate Justice Mapping
• Marine Habitat Analysis
• Applied Community GIS

Location: STEAM 124