She became dean at Columbia College Chicago and in 2007 was made provost of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.
She graduated in 1978 after spending time in Nigeria in 1975 on a Fulbright scholarship, which inspired her interest in African history.
[1] She then held the post of dean at Columbia College Chicago and in 2007, she was made provost of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.
[5] Two years later, she published For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria with Nina Emma Mba.
[1] Johnson-Odim is twice married and has three children: Chaka Patterson, artist Rashid Johnson,[10][11] and Maya Odim.