Contact
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@johansson_rn︎︎︎Jim Johansson received his PhD in Nursing from the University of Ottawa in 2024. He is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta.
Jim’s work focuses on the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. His PhD work examined the aging federal prison population in Canada and obstacles to accessing healthcare and early release.
He has written several publications in the field of critical nursing studies, and has presented his work across Canada and internationally.
Teaching and Research Interests
- Aging Prison Populations
- Forensic Mental Health Nursing
- Poststructuralism and Nursing Theory
- Climate Change and Mental Health
- Disaster Nursing
- Power and Patient Resistance in Nursing
- The Criminalization of Mental Illness
- Abjection, Disgust and Boundaries in Nursing Practice
- Prison Abolition and Police Alternatives
- Barriers to Access in Mental Health Care
- Masculinities and Gender in Nursing Practice
Expert Testimony and Evidence
Qualified expert witness by Alberta Court of Justice in forensic nursing. Focus on access to healthcare in correctional facilities.
- Aging Prison Populations
- Mental Health in Prison
- Prison Conditions
- Solitary Confinement
- Compassionate Release
Education
2024
Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
Dissertation topic: Compassionate Release and the Aging Canadian Federal Prison Population
Supervisor: Dave Holmes
2020
Master of Nursing
College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Thesis topic: Nursing Strategies for Patients Perceived to be Challenging in Forensic Mental Health Settings
Supervisor: Cindy Peternelj-Taylor
2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
MacEwan University
2003
Bachelor of Science in
Environmental Biology
University of Alberta