Jennifer Barger Johnson, J.D.
Adjunct Faculty ~ Law & Governance
Jennifer Barger Johnson, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, is an attorney licensed in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, the Federal Courts and the Cherokee Nation. She is a native of Oklahoma who grew up in Sallisaw (Sequoyah County).
Jennifer is a Business Law Professor at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) where she has served since 2005. She is also the UCO College of Business’s AACSB Societal Impact Director. Since 2000, she has served as a Municipal Judge for four Municipalities in Oklahoma. She also served as the Vice Chairperson of the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission (2009-2014), as the Chairperson of the Cherokee Nation Compensation Committee, as the Deputy General Counsel for Energy Law at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and as the UCO Copyright Compliance Officer for 15 years. She is the longest serving UCO Faculty Senate President having served four terms.
Jennifer has taught classes in many areas of business law and human resources. She is an active researcher and has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Jennifer was selected by the Cherokee Nation in 2018 to serve as the first every female mentor rider for the Remember the Removal Bike Ride. This ride retraces the northern route of the Trail of Tears annually and spans nearly 1,000 miles over 17 days. She remains very active in tribal affairs. She is a mother of two teenagers, a son and a daughter, and spends most of her time at her son’s football games and/or daughter’s club volleyball tournaments.
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