Contact
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@johansson_rn︎︎︎Dr. 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