Elizabeth Johnson, PhD, MS-CRM, RN is an Assistant Professor at Montana State University’s Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing in Bozeman, where she examines the juncture of community based participatory design, clinical system infrastructure appraisal, and innovative research approaches in healthcare technology development. Her teaching portfolio includes Design of Healthcare Delivery Systems, a dynamic interprofessional graduate course that unites nursing and engineering students to solve real-world challenges in patient care quality and system efficiency.

Elizabeth’s research focuses on advancing digital health technologies to enhance safety and monitoring in clinical trials. Her work has earned funding from the NIH, the American Nurses Association, Genentech Innovation Fund, the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program, and the MSU/U.S. Economic Development Administration. She is also a member of MIT’s Blueprint Engine–Tough Tech program, where she contributes to the development of high-impact healthcare innovations.

A nationally recognized leader in healthcare design and clinical research nursing, Elizabeth served as Chair of the Research Committee for the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses, President of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design, Health Systems Advisory Board member for the Coalition for Health AI, and served with the American Nurses Association Innovation Advisory Committee for Technology and Medical Devices.

Before entering academia, Elizabeth held roles as a clinical research nurse, trial manager, and global early-phase development leader across hospital and industry settings supporting both pediatric endocrinology and adult oncology programs.