Derek Johnson, University of Manitoba

Research

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Small-scale fisheries Food, foodways, and food systems Political ecology of governance Social wellbeing Critical development studies

Latest papers

Presence of microplastics in two common dried marine fish species from Bangladesh.
Marine pollution bulletin · 2022
Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems
Nature Food · 2021
Author Correction: Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems
Nature Food · 2021

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Reimagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Social Justice
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$937,500
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries Communities
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,117,056
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries Communities
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$884,781

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Presence of microplastics in two common dried marine fish species from Bangladesh.

Hasan J, Islam SMM, Alam MS, Johnson D, Belton B, Hossain MAR, Shahjahan M

Marine pollution bulletin2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113430 PMID: 35202884

02

Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Rebecca Short, Stefan Gelcich, David C. Little, Fiorenza Micheli, Edward H. Allison, Xavier Basurto, Ben Belton, Cécile Brugere, Simon R. Bush, Ling Yu Cao, Beatrice Crona, Philippa J. Cohen, Omar Defeo, Peter J. Edwards, Caroline E. Ferguson, Nicole Franz, Christopher D. Golden, Benjamin S. Halpern, Lucie Hazen, Christina Chemtai Hicks, Derek Stephen Johnson, Alexander M. Kaminski, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Rosamond L. Naylor, Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso, U. Rashid Sumaila, Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Michelle Tigchelaar, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Wenbo Zhang

Nature Food2021188 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00363-0 PMID: 37117475

03

Author Correction: Harnessing the diversity of small-scale actors is key to the future of aquatic food systems

Rebecca Short, Stefan Gelcich, David C. Little, Fiorenza Micheli, Edward H. Allison, Xavier Basurto, Ben Belton, Cécile Brugere, Simon R. Bush, Ling Cao, Beatrice Crona, Philippa J. Cohen, Omar Defeo, Peter J. Edwards, Caroline E. Ferguson, Nicole Franz, Christopher D. Golden, Benjamin S. Halpern, Lucie Hazen, Christina Chemtai Hicks, Derek Stephen Johnson, Alexander M. Kaminski, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Rosamond L. Naylor, Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso, U. Rashid Sumaila, Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Michelle Tigchelaar, Colette C. C. Wabnitz, Wenbo Zhang

Nature Food20212 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00396-5 PMID: 37117989

04

From food security to food wellbeing: examining food security through the lens of food wellbeing in Nepal's rapidly changing agrarian landscape.

Gartaula H, Patel K, Johnson D, Devkota R, Khadka K, Chaudhary P

Agriculture and human values2017

DOI: 10.1007/s10460-016-9740-1 PMID: 32025089

Reimagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Social Justice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - International

Principal investigators: Levin, David

$937,500

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: small-scale fisheries; vulnerability; viability; wellbeing; resilience; food security; asia; africa

$1,117,056

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: small-scale fisheries; vulnerability; viability; wellbeing; resilience; food security; asia; africa

$884,781

Too big to ignore: global partnership for small-scale fisheries research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: small-scale fisheries; global analysis; regional case studies; community forums; policy dialogue; web-based database; information system; training modules; distance learning

$2,498,895

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Ussif Sumaila

Natural Sciences and Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Small-scale fisheries Dear Professor Johnson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Presence of microplastics in two common dried marine fish species from Bangladesh." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]