Christine Johnson defended her doctoral dissertation in August of 2022. Only then, upon degree conferral, could she properly use the title "Dr" in any kind of personal or professional capacity. Yet evidence is clear that she was using the title DR at least 13 year before earning her degree (see Figures 1-4) in yearbooks, signature files (figure 5), and audit reports (figure 6).
It is important to note that in the state of NJ you do not need a doctorate to be a superintendent.
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| Figure 1: 2009 Boonton Year Book |
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| Figure 2: 2010 Boonton Year Book |
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| Figure 3: 2011 Boonton Yearbook |
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| Figure 4: 2012 Boonton Year Book |
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| Figure 5: Correspondence March 2022 |
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| Figure 6: 2014-15 Boonton Budget |
Newspaper article from Winter 2021 entitled "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" - The Storied career of Hoboken's top educator" which begins:
"For the last four years, she’s been known as Dr. Christine Johnson, Hoboken’s popular, friendly, and effervescent Superintendent of Schools. Before Johnson came to Hoboken, she spent eight years as school’s chief in Boonton and three as an administrator in Mendham. Becoming Hoboken’s first-ever woman superintendent was a huge opportunity. “I wanted to change the negative perception of the Hoboken school system,” Johnson said. “I want the community to trust the public school system.”
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