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johanss1@ualberta.ca

︎︎︎Dr. Jim Johansson is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

His work has multiple focuses: the intersection of the criminal justice system and mental health, wildland firefighter mental health and climate change, the impacts of wildfire and climate change on Indigenous community mental health, aging futures for those with mental health diagnoses, and involuntary treatment for persons who use substances.

He has written several publications in the field of critical nursing studies, and has presented his work across Canada and internationally. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Forensic Nursing.

Jim is currently accepting master's and doctoral students for supervision.

Research Areas

Wildland firefighter mental health
Climate change and mental health
Aging prison populations
Forensic mental health nursing
Poststructuralism and critical nursing studies
Masculinities and gender in nursing practice
Involuntary treatment and 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

Supervisors: Dave Holmes, Etienne Paradis-Gagné

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

Publications Presentations Funding Alberta Wildfire Project About

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Publications
Presentations
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Alberta Wildfire Project
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