Cort Johnson



Cort Johnson, MS, is a active advocate, blogger, and online reporter for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). He was studying at the University of Santa Cruz, California when he first became ill with ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia in 1980. Cort also has chemical sensitivities. He has a B.A. in Philosophy and a M.S. in Environmental Sciences.

ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Advocacy
Cort founded Phoenix Rising around 2005 and Health Rising in 2012 - both "Citizen Science" blogs and forums serving the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia communities He has produced over 1000 blogs on ME/CFS and FM over time. He has also worked with Simmaron Research since 2012.

Awards

 * 2015, ProHealth 2015 ME/CFS Advocate of the Year
 * 2016, Special Service Award by the IACFS/ME

Talks and interviews

 * 2018, Cort Johnson Personal Profile Coping with ME/CFS Video

Notable studies

 * 2012, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Chronic Fatigue (CF) are distinguished accurately: results of supervised learning techniques applied on clinical and inflammatory data - (Abstract)

Online presence

 * Health Rising an ME/CFS and FM website
 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * LinkedIn