{"id":118,"date":"2022-07-13T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T19:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/biology\/?post_type=person&#038;p=118"},"modified":"2025-07-14T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:39:27","slug":"dr-kristy-johnson-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/biology\/faculty-staff\/dr-kristy-johnson-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristy Johnson, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Johnson teaches Introduction to Biology, Foundations of Biology, Descriptive Histology, and Bioterrorism. 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