- Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution,
- Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology,
- Associate Provost for Academic Enhancement
- Phone: 979-845-4902
- Email: mdjohnson@tamu.edu
- Office: THOM 118B
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2004
- S.M., Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2001
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University – 1999
Research Interests
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- Engineering Education
- Production Economics
- Computer-Aided Design Methodology
Awards & Honors
- ASEE National Engineering Technology Teaching Award (2020)
- ASEE Fredrick J. Berger Award (2020)
- Texas A&M Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation Fellow (2018-2019)
- College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award (2017-2018)
- Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow (2017-2018)
- Charlotte and Walter Buchanan Faculty Fellow in ETID 2017
- Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching College Level 2016
- Faculty Excellence Award: Teaching, Research, and Service, ETID 2016
- Service Excellence Award, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution - 2014
- Corrie and Jim Furber 64 Faculty Fellow in Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution (2012-2013)
- Texas A&M University College of Engineering William O. and Montine P. Head Fellow 2012
- Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution 2011
- Honorary Member Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society (Inducted 2011)
- Senior Member IEEE 2011
- Student-led Award for Teaching Excellence (SLATE) Fall 2009
Selected Publications
- Debapriyo, P., Nepal, B., Johnson, M.D., Jacobs, T.J., 2018. “Examining Validity of General Self-Efficacy Scale for Assessing Engineering Self-Efficacy,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 33 (5): 1671-1686.
- Johnson, M.D., Valverde, L.M., Thomison, W.D., 2018. “An Investigation and Evaluation of Computer-Aided Design Model Complexity Metrics, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 15 (1): 61-75.
- Henri, M.A., Johnson, M.D., Nepal, B., 2017. “A Review of Competency-Based Learning: Tools, Assessments, and Recommendations," Journal of Engineering Education, 106 (4): 607-338.
- Johnson, M.D., Ye, K., 2017, "An Analysis of CAD Modeling Procedure Data Collection Using Synchronous and Retrospective Think Aloud Techniques," Proc. Human-Computer Interaction, M. Kurosu, ed. Vancouver, BC, Part I, pp. 313-324.
- Johnson, M.D., Sawaya, W.J., Natarajarathinam, M., 2013. “A Methodology for Calculating the Comprehensive Cost of Manufacturing Offshoring,” International Journal of Production Research, 51 (18): 5549-5564.