University of Tennessee BS 1963 Special Education
Northwestern University MA 1964 Audiology
University of Hawai`i MPH 1977 MCH
University of Hawai`i DrPH 1992 Community Health
Positions and Honors: Positions and Employment
1982-1987: Administrator, Bureau of Family Health Services, Department of Public Health and Social Services, Government of Guam
1983-1990: Partner, Audiological Associates, Guam
1985-1990: Audiological Consultant for the Micronesian Otitis Media Training Project administered through the University of Hawai`i School of Medicine
1987-1999: Director, Zero-to-Three Hawai`i Project, Department of Health, Part C of IDEA Program for the State of Hawai`i
1995-Present: Associate Clinical Instructor, University of Hawai`i School of Medicine
1999-Present: Assistant Professor, Director of Community Training and Outreach Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai`i
2001-Present: Associate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
2004-Present: Director (Interim), Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai`i
2005-Present: Associate Director, Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai`i
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1999-Present: Hawai`i Early Intervention Coordinating Council. Appointed by Governor.
1996-2000: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council. Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to represent Part H Programs on the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (under IDEA). Chair of the Finance Committee; Chair of the Department of Defense Task Force; Member of the Executive Committee.
1999-Present: Board of Directors, Easter Seals of Hawai`i. Member of the Program Committee and Strategic Planning Committee; Vice-Chair, 2003-2004; Chair, 2004-2005.
2000-Present: Maternal Child Health Review Panel. Chaired federal review panel to review newborn hearing screening grant applications, 2001-2005.
2001-Present: Special Education Advisory Council. Appointed by the Hawai`i Superintendent of Education.
2001-2003: Chair, Faculty Senate for Center on Disability Studies.
2002-2006: State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Appointed by the Governor. Chair the Health and Early Education Committee. Member of the Executive Committee.
2003-2004: Faculty Senate, College of Education, Diversity and Governance Committees
2004-2005: Vice-Chair, Faculty Senate, College of Education;
2005-2006: Chair, Faculty Senate, College of Education
Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
Pryor, Micki; Pryor, Jan; Manning, Jean; Manning, Scot; Rudoy, Raul; Stewart, Jean; Dever, Gregory J.; and Stool, Sylvan (1985). Vitamin A Deficiency/Otitis Media in Micronesia: A Clinical Report. Pacific Health Dialogue.
Dever, Gregory J.; Stewart, Jean L.; and David, Amanis (1985). Prevalence of Otitis Media in Selected Populations on Pohnpei: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 10, 143-152.
Stewart, Jean L.; Anae, Annabel P.; and Gipe, Patricia N. (1989). Pacific Islander Children: Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disease. Topics in Language Disorders, 9(3), 76-83.
Sia, Calvin C.J. and Stewart, Jean L. (1989). The Medical Home and PL 99-457 in Hawai`i. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 48 (12), 529-535.
Garrett, J.A.; and Stewart, J.L. (1989). Hearing Loss and Otitis Media on Guam: Impact of Professional Services. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 3 (3), 213-218.
Chezik, Kathryn H.; Pratt, Judith E.; Stewart, Jean L.; and Deal, Vicki R. (1989). Addressing Service Delivery in Remote/Rural Areas. ASHA, 31 (1), 213-218.
Dever, G.J.; Stool, S.; and Stewart, J.L. (1990). Otitis Oceania: Middle Ear Disease in the Pacific Basin. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 99, (7), Supplement 149, 25-27.
Stewart, Jean L. and Triolo, Dennis J. (1990). Development of Speech-Language-Hearing Services in Guam and Micronesia. ASHA, 32, 37-40.
Pratt, Judith E.; Chezik, Kathryn H.; Hilyer-Wright, Nereida; Patterson, Mary A.; Stewart, Jean L.; Wilson, W. Freda; and Deal, Vicki R. (1991). REACH: A Model for Service Delivery and Professional Development Within Remote/Rural Regions of the United States and U.S. Territories. ASHA, Supplement No. 6, 33 (9), 5-14.
Johnson, Jean L.; Mauk, Gary W.; Takekawa, Kristine M.; Simon, Peter; Sia, Calvin C.J.; and Blackwell, Peter M. (1993). Implementing a Statewide System of Services for Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Disabilities. Seminars in Hearing, 17 (1), 105-119.
Hosford-Dunn, Holly; Baxter, Jane H.; Cherow, Evelyn; Desmond, Alan L.; Jacobson, Gary; Johnson,
Jean L.; and Martin, Patty F. (1994). Planning and Initiating an Autonomous Audiology Practice.
Washington, D.C.: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Johnson, Jean L.; Yuen, JoAnn; Nishimoto, Patricia I.; Johnson, Robert C.; and Johnson, Roma (1994).
Family Centered Care: Thriving in Hawai`i Under Part H. Clinics in Commun. Disorders, 4:4, 254-265.
Johnson, Jean L.; Kuntz, Nancy L.; Sia, Calvin C.J.; White, Karl R.; and Johnson, Roma L. (1997).
Newborn Hearing Screening in Hawai`i. Hawai`i Medical Journal. Honolulu, HI: 56:12, 352-355.
Johnson, Jean; Holstrum, June; Weirather, Yusnita; Guinan, Martha; and Johnson, Roma (2001).
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: A Promise Moving Toward Achievement. Disability Studies Quarterly, Spring 2001 (no pages, on line journal).
Johnson, Jean; Weirather, Yusnita; Sia, Calvin C.J; Okamoto, Jeff, and Shapiro, Beppie (2002). Universal Newborn Hearing Screening: A Goal Being Achieved in Hawai`i. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 61:2, 26-29.
Johnson, Jean and Woll, Josie (2003). Health Disparities: The Gap the MUST Be Closed. Disability Studies Quarterly, Spring 2003 (no pages, on-line journal).
Johnson, Jean; White, Karl; Widen, Judith; Vohr, Betty; Gravel, Judith; Weirather, Yusnita; Maxon, Antonia; Spivak, Lynn; James, Michele; Sullivan-Mahoney, Maureen; Kennalley, Teresa; Holstrum, June. (2005). A Multi-Center Evaluation of How Many Infants with Permanent Hearing Loss Pass a Two-Stage OAE/A-ABR Newborn Hearing Screening Protocol. Pediatrics, 116:3, 663-672.
Research Support. Competed Research: Principal Investigator/Project Director
Part H Grant. State grant to implement statewide early intervention services. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Child Find Study. Two year study of the effectiveness of Child Find activities, one of the required components under part H.
1993-1999 Project BEGIN. Nine year controlled trial research study to determine effectiveness of early intervention services. Funded by Centers for Disease Control.
Supportive Parenting Project. Five-year model demonstration project to develop a statewide model of services for parents with cognitive disabilities who are parenting an infant or toddler. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Positive Behavioral Supports. Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to enhance community supports for persons with developmental disabilities.
Efficacy of OAE/ABR Protocol in Identifying Hearing Loss in Infants. Prospective
study involving twelve birthing facilities across the nation. Funded by CDC.
