Dr. Johns is currently the Interim Director of the School of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation. She was the inaugural Graduate Program Director (GPD) of the interdisciplinary doctoral program in Policy Studies, and has served as GPD of the MA program in Public Policy and Administration and ...
Dr. Johns is currently the Interim Director of the School of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation. She was the inaugural Graduate Program Director (GPD) of the interdisciplinary doctoral program in Policy Studies, and has served as GPD of the MA program in Public Policy and Administration and the Undergraduate Program Director of the Public Administration and Governance program.
Dr. Johns is currently a Co-Principal Investigator on a new Global Center for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Transboundary Waters with University of Michigan and McMaster University which received joint funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). This 5 year project (2024-2029) focuses on interdisciplinary research and climate vulnerable communities in the Great Lakes region and other North American and global transboundary water regions.
Dr. Johns also serves as Chair of the Geoffrey Bruce Fellowships Program in Canadian Freshwater Policy; as a member of the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Water Quality Board (external link) ; and as a member of Toronto Met Urban Water.