Joy Johnson is a Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia and Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health. She is an outstanding researcher and is viewed as one of the leading nurse scientists in Canada whose work in health promotion and disease prevention has attracted international attention. Dr. Johnson’s research continues to make important contributions to our understanding of emotional distress, tobacco dependency, and marijuana use, particularly among young people. She has published widely in highly respected and high-impact journals and her numerous research awards testify to her outstanding achievements in health research.