Joy Johnson is a Professor and Associate Director, Graduate Programs and Research in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. 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 behaviour change, tobacco dependency, and health promotion. She has published widely in highly respected and high-impact journals and her numerous research awards testify to her outstanding achievements in health research.