LOUISA BRADEN JOHNSON | CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

M.F.A., Performance (Acting), NYU Tisch (New York, NY)
B.A., Theater & Philosophy, Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Workshop Designer & Facilitator, Eleanor’s Legacy, 2025 & 2026
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, Bellevue Hospital Palliative Care Unit, 2025 & 2026
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 2025
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, MasterCard Pune [India], London [UK], and Ireland [EU], 2025
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, Clare Booth Luce Program for Women in STEM, 2024
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, The New Majority NYC, 2023
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, Riley’s Way, 2023
Workshop Designer & Facilitator, Counslr, 2023

  • Led workshops covering imposter “syndrome,” confidence, authentic communication, team building for women political candidates, young leaders, and entrepreneurial startups

Professor, LaGuardia Community College, 2026–present

  • Teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses on communication

Consultant, Crystal for Brooklyn, 2021

  • Collaborated on messaging and debate prep for Crystal Hudson’s successful campaign for New York City Council

Lecturer, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, 2014–2026

  • Teaches a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses

  • Led workshops at NASA, NIH, National Parks Service, Argonne National Lab, as well as various universities and medical schools

  • Revised existing curricula through a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) lens

  • Developed curricula for journalism students

  • Developed curricula for both graduate and undergraduate courses

  • Created and piloted curricula at Stony Brook University Medical School and for Columbia University’s neuroscience faculty

Instructor, Hunts Point Alliance for Children, 2012–2014

Instructor, Girls’ Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS), 2010–2011

RESIDENCIES / GRANTS / AWARDS

Piloted a workshop at University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, Exploring Inclusive SciComm Strategies in the Classroom (2021)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Actors’ Equity Association