University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

College of Nursing Faculty & Staff

Rachel Johnson- Koenke PhD, LCSW

(she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing

Email Address:rachel.a.johnson@cuanschutz.edu

Primary Phone:303-842-0270

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Mailing Address:

CU Anschutz

Education II North

13120 East 19th Avenue

Aurora, CO 80045

My research interest is around disrupting dominant narratives to create spaces for unheard voices. I am interested in using narratives to help advance health equity for people living with chronic illness.

I conduct research at the University of Colorado and the Veterans Administration.

Education, Licensure & Certifications

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, BSW, 05/2003,Social Work
University of Denver, Denver, CO, MSW, 05/2007, Social Work
University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Aurora, CO, PhD, 05/2020, Philosophy, Caring Science

Awards

2021 - 2021 2021 Innovative Research on Aging Award, Maher Institute
2019 - 2019 2019 Watson Student Award, International Association of Human Caring
2003 - 2003 BSW Advisory Board Scholar, University of Kansas, Social Work Department

Affiliations

University of Colorado, College of Nursing
Denver Seattle Center of Innovation, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System

Publications and Presentations

2023
Weiss CR, Johnson-Koenke R. Narrative Inquiry as a Caring and Relational Research Approach: Adopting an Evolving Paradigm. Qual Health Res. 2023 Feb 21:10497323231158619. doi: 10.1177/10497323231158619. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36803213

Sasson C, Dieujuste N, Klocko R, Basrai Z, Celedon M, Hsiao J, Himstreet J, Hoffman J, Pfaff C, Malmstrom R, Smith J, Holstein A, Johnson-Koenke R. Barriers and facilitators to implementing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and naloxone distribution in VA emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/acem.14683. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36757683

2022
Clark, C., & Johnson-Koenke, R. (2022). Nursing Leadership in Social and Political Determinants of Health. In Nurse-Led Visionary Leadership in Healthcare: Excellence in Practice, Policy, and Ethics. Sigma Theta Tau International.

Johnson-Koenke R, Horton-Deutsch S, Pratt-Hopp F, Jones J, Oman K. (2022). “Love Is Love”: Unitary Caring Science Principles in Veteran’s Illness Narratives of Living With Heart Failure in Stories of the Heart Research Study. International Journal for Human Caring, 26, 2. DOI: 10.20467/HumanCaring-D-21-00005.

Johnson-Koenke R, Horton-Deutsch S, Pratt-Hopp F, Jones J, Oman KS. Stories of the Heart: Illness Narratives of Veterans Living With Heart Failure. Fed Pract. 2022 May;39(5):237-243. doi: 10.12788/fp.0260. Epub 2022 May 10. PMCID: PMC9351735. PMID: 35935926.

Boulos PK, Burgin G, Johnson-Koenke R, Flint KM. "My Amazing Heart": A Patient's Simple Request to Change Outdated Heart Failure Labels. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Jan 14:CIRCHEARTFAILURE121008679. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008679. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35026958.

2021
Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Celedon M, Basrai Z, Christopher M, Smith J, Sasson C. (2021). Provider Perceptions of Opioid Safety Measures in VHA Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centers. Fed Pract. 2021 September;38(9):412-419. DOI:10.12788/fp.0179.

2020
Wyte-Lake T, Der-Martirosian C, Chu K, Johnson-Koenke R, Dobalian A. Preparedness and response activities of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home-based primary care program around the fall 2017 hurricane season. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 26;20(1):1796. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09888-8. PMCID: PMC7690102. PMID: 33243229.

Plys E, Johnson-Koenke R. Perceived Social Standing in Assisted Living Communities: A Mixed-Methods Study of Social Hierarchies Among Residents. Res Aging. 2021 Jan;43(1):47-57. doi: 10.1177/0164027520932823. Epub 2020 Jun 10. PMID: 32519589.

Martin B, Jones J, Miller M, Johnson-Koenke R. Health Care Professionals' Perceptions of Pay-for-Performance in Practice: A Qualitative Metasynthesis. Inquiry. 2020 Jan-Dec;57:46958020917491. doi: 10.1177/0046958020917491. PMCID: PMC7249558. PMID: 32448014.

Dieujuste N, Johnson-Koenke R, Christopher M, Gunzburger EC, Emmendorfer T, Kessler C, Haukoos J, Smith J, Sasson C. Feasibility Study of a Quasi-experimental Regional Opioid Safety Prescribing Program in Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Aug;27(8):734-741. doi: 10.1111/acem.13980. Epub 2020 May 12. PMID: 32239558.

Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Davis D, Dobalian A. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Exploring the Role of Home-Based Care Programs. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Feb;14(1):119-124. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2019.158. PMCID: PMC7064407. PMID: 32014082.

2019
Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Davis D, Dobalian A. Role of Home-Based Care Programs During Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Aug;67(8):1754-1756. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16010. Epub 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31166603.

Wyte-Lake T, Claver M, Johnson-Koenke R, Dobalian A. Home-Based Primary Care's Role in Supporting the Older Old During Wildfires. J Prim Care Community Health. 2019 Jan-Dec;10:2150132719846773. doi: 10.1177/2150132719846773. PMID: 31088255; PMCID: PMC6537241. PMID: 31088255.