Joy L. Johnson | |
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![]() Johnson in 2019 | |
10th President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University | |
In office 2020–present | |
Preceded by | Andrew Petter |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
University of Alberta (
PhD,
MN) University of British Columbia ( BSN) |
Occupation | Academic administration |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The process of adjustment following myocardial infarction (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Jan Morse |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Nursing |
Institutions | |
Joy Louise Johnson FRSC FCAHS is the 10th President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. A health scientist and researcher in gender and health, she became the first woman to be appointed Vice-President Research at Simon Fraser in 2014.
Johnson graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Nursing from the University of Alberta in 1993. [1] She worked as a nurse at St. Paul's Hospital and other facilities before returning to graduate school. [1] [2]
From 2003 to 2007, she was the University of British Columbia (UBC) Unit Director, Centre for Addictions Research of BC. [1] From 2008 to 2014, she was the Scientific Director for the Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. [3] Johnson held a professorship in the University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, with a focus on health promotion and health behaviour change. [4] Johnson served on the boards of the Women's Health Research Institute, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and Innovate BC.
In 2014, she became Simon Fraser University's first female Vice President of Research, [5] succeeding Mario Pinto. [6] In 2020, she was appointed to succeed Andrew Petter as President of the university. [7]
Johnson’s research program [8] is geared toward promoting health and modifying health-related behaviour. [9] In particular, women and men exhibit different health behaviours and react differently to drugs and other therapies. Medical devices or other equipment physically fit the sexes differently. Ignoring these differences compromises treatment quality. [8]
One reason for ignoring sex differences in drug therapies, for example, is the standard of controlling for extraneous variables such as hormones. This is done in order to attribute health changes to the drug being tested. Because female hormones fluctuate more than do males’, experiments typically use male subjects. This results in comparatively little data about how women respond to the same drug therapies, which compromises women’s health. [8]
On April 4, 2023, Johnson presided over shutdown of the SFU football program. [10] Johnson cited “ongoing uncertainty” for the cancellation for the program. [11] [12] At the time, SFU had a complete roster, coaching staff and a 2023 schedule to play their final season in the Lone Star Conference (LSC). [13]
The result of the decision to cancel the program resulted in 76 returning players and 14 signed recruits losing roster spots for the 2023 season. [14] The move to cancel the program has been criticized [15] [16] for its negative impact on student-athletes and lack of transparency in consultation with stakeholders and the university community. In response to the cancellation, an injunction against the university was filed in the BC Supreme Court by five affected football players. [17]
Joy L. Johnson | |
---|---|
![]() Johnson in 2019 | |
10th President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University | |
In office 2020–present | |
Preceded by | Andrew Petter |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater |
University of Alberta (
PhD,
MN) University of British Columbia ( BSN) |
Occupation | Academic administration |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The process of adjustment following myocardial infarction (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Jan Morse |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Nursing |
Institutions | |
Joy Louise Johnson FRSC FCAHS is the 10th President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. A health scientist and researcher in gender and health, she became the first woman to be appointed Vice-President Research at Simon Fraser in 2014.
Johnson graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Nursing from the University of Alberta in 1993. [1] She worked as a nurse at St. Paul's Hospital and other facilities before returning to graduate school. [1] [2]
From 2003 to 2007, she was the University of British Columbia (UBC) Unit Director, Centre for Addictions Research of BC. [1] From 2008 to 2014, she was the Scientific Director for the Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. [3] Johnson held a professorship in the University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, with a focus on health promotion and health behaviour change. [4] Johnson served on the boards of the Women's Health Research Institute, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and Innovate BC.
In 2014, she became Simon Fraser University's first female Vice President of Research, [5] succeeding Mario Pinto. [6] In 2020, she was appointed to succeed Andrew Petter as President of the university. [7]
Johnson’s research program [8] is geared toward promoting health and modifying health-related behaviour. [9] In particular, women and men exhibit different health behaviours and react differently to drugs and other therapies. Medical devices or other equipment physically fit the sexes differently. Ignoring these differences compromises treatment quality. [8]
One reason for ignoring sex differences in drug therapies, for example, is the standard of controlling for extraneous variables such as hormones. This is done in order to attribute health changes to the drug being tested. Because female hormones fluctuate more than do males’, experiments typically use male subjects. This results in comparatively little data about how women respond to the same drug therapies, which compromises women’s health. [8]
On April 4, 2023, Johnson presided over shutdown of the SFU football program. [10] Johnson cited “ongoing uncertainty” for the cancellation for the program. [11] [12] At the time, SFU had a complete roster, coaching staff and a 2023 schedule to play their final season in the Lone Star Conference (LSC). [13]
The result of the decision to cancel the program resulted in 76 returning players and 14 signed recruits losing roster spots for the 2023 season. [14] The move to cancel the program has been criticized [15] [16] for its negative impact on student-athletes and lack of transparency in consultation with stakeholders and the university community. In response to the cancellation, an injunction against the university was filed in the BC Supreme Court by five affected football players. [17]