Paula Johnson
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Paula Adina Johnson (born 1959)[1] is an American cardiologist and the current president of Wellesley College. She is the first Black woman to serve in this role.[2] The first Black graduate of Wellesley College came in the year 1887, and 129 years later President Johnson became the first Black leader.[3] Prior to her role as president of Wellesley, Johnson founded and served as the inaugural executive director of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology,[4] as well as Chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital.[5] Johnson was the Grace A. Young Family Professor of Medicine[6] in the field of women's health, an endowed professorship named in honor of her mother, at Harvard Medical School. She was also Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[7] She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine[8] and has been featured as a national leader in medicine by the National Library of Medicine.[9]
Paula Johnson | |
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President of Wellesley College | |
Assumed office July 1, 2016 | |
Preceded by | H. Kim Bottomly |
Personal details | |
Born | Paula Adina Johnson 1959 (age 64ā65) New York, U.S. |
Spouse | Robert Sands |
Education | Harvard University (BS, MD, MPH) |