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Linda Johnston

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  • Professor
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  • (416) 978-2862 (Work)
  • University of Toronto, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, 155 College Street, Ste 130, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1P8, Canada

BIO

Linda Johnston, PhD, FEANS, FAAN, FCAHS, is appointed as Vice President, University of Toronto Scarborough and is Dean & Professor of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. She is internationally recognized for her contributions to nursing and patient care. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at Soochow University (China) and an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong. 

Professor Johnston was founder and chair of the Australian Collaboration of Neonatal Nurse Researchers; she has been an important contributor to the European Academy of Nursing Science; and served as editor of the Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing journal.

She has been particularly influential in bringing evidence-based practice and education to the nursing profession, and her leadership in international nursing education has been significant.

Professor Johnston is a Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science, of the American Academy of Nursing, and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Acting Vice-President and Principal
    University of Toronto, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Canada1 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2024
  • Dean and Professor
    University of Toronto, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, CanadaAug 2014 - present
  • Professor and Head
    Queen's University Belfast, School of Nursing, Belfast, United KingdomOct 2008 - Jul 2014
  • Guest Professor
    Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, ChinaAug 2018 - present
  • Guest Professor
    Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, ChinaNov 2018 - present

DEGREES

  • Senior Executive Program
    Ashridge Business School, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom2013
  • PhD
    University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1998
  • BSc (Honours)
    University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1993

AVAILABILITY

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  • Media enquiries
  • Membership of an advisory committee

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