Krista Johnston
Biography
Krista Johnston holds a joint appointment between Feminist & Gender Studies and Canadian Studies at ̽. She is the Interim Director of the Centre for Indigenous and Critical Canadian Studies at MtA and a co-founder of the Birth Justice Research Initiative ().
Dr. Johnston’s research program focuses on the interface between social action and social policy. She has published on motherhood, settler colonialism, midwifery and care, and domestic and intimate partner violence. Her work is grounded in anti-colonial feminist commitments to reproductive justice, with a broad focus on the politics of care.
Publications
- Johnston, Krista, and Christiana MacDougall. Policies, Services, and Supports: A Needs Assessment Report on Domestic and/or Intimate Partner Violence (DIPV) in New Brunswick. 2023.
- Johnston, Krista, et Christiana MacDougall. 2023. Politiques, services et soutiens : Rapport sur l’évaluation des besoins en matière de violence entre partenaires intimes (VPI) au NouveauBrunswick. 2023.
- Miani, C, Batram-Zantvoort, S, Pitchforth, E, Treadgold, B, Johnston, K, Rozée, V, MacDougall, C, Schantz, C, & Teijlingen, E v. Out-of-hospital births: A small but growing phenomenon in high income countries: A viewpoint. Journal of Asian Midwives. 2023;10(2):77–78.
- MacDougall, Christiana and Krista Johnston. Service User Experiences of Midwifery in New Brunswick. Prepared for New Brunswick Families for Midwives, March 2021.
- Johnston, Krista. Precarious Immigration Status and Access to Services in the Greater Moncton Area/Statut d’immigration précaire et accès aux services dans la région du Grand Moncton. Report prepared for the Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership, May 2021.
- Johnson, Jennifer L. and Krista Johnston, eds. Mothers/Mothering: In and Out of Place. Demeter Press, May 2019.
- Johnston, Krista and Christiana MacDougall. “Enacting Feminist Methodologies in Research Toward Reproductive Justice.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20 (2021): 1-10.
- Johnston, Krista and Lisa Bednar. “Keeping the Conversation Going.” Contribution to collective piece “The Intro Course: A Pedagogical Toolkit.” Eds. Jocelyn Thorpe and Sonja Boon. Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture, and Social Justice. 37.2 (2016): 63-4.
- Johnston, Krista. “Access for All? Struggles Over Citizenship and Social Policy,” Canadian Woman Studies/Les cahiers de la femme. 29.3 (2012): 124-37.
- Dion, Susan, with Krista Johnston and Carla Rice. Decolonizing Our Schools: Aboriginal Education in the Toronto District School Board. A Report on the Aboriginal Education Pilot Project. Toronto, 2010. Online access at .
Education
PhD, Women’s, Gender, and Feminist Studies, York University
M.A. Women’s, Gender and Feminist Studies, York University
B.A./B.Mus. Brandon University
Teaching
Teaching in Canadian Studies:
Gender in Canada: Critical Perspectives (CANA 3301)
Representing Canada: An Introduction to Canadian Culture (CANA 1011)
Cross-listed courses:
Gender, Racialization, and Settler Colonialism (CANA/WGST 4301)
Gender & Sexuality in Canada: Critical Perspectives (CANA/FGST 3301)
Gender & Settler Colonialism (CANA/FGST 4301)
Teaching in WGS:
Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies (WGST 1001)
Gender, Identity & Culture (WGST 2101)
Feminist Theories (WGST 3111)
Feminist Praxis (WGST 4911)
Teaching in FGS:
Introduction to Feminist & Gender Studies (FGST 1001)
Gender, Identity & Culture (FGST 2101)
Feminism Beyond Border (FGST 2301)
Reproductive Justice (FGST 2991)
Feminist Theories (FGST 3111)
Feminist Research Methods (FGST 3121)
Feminist Praxis (FGST 4911)
Research
Pregnancy and birth care
Midwifery
Reproductive Justice
Unattended and out of hospital birth
Domestic and intimate partner violence
De/coolonization and alliance-building
The politics of care (care policies and access to care)
Grants, awards & honours
Co-Investigator, CIHR Grant “Implementing Evidence-Informed Strategies to Identify and Respond to Violence Against Women and Gender Diverse People in Canadian Health Systems”, 2024-2027.
Co-Applicant; SSHRC Connections Grant for “Delivering Care: Pregnancy and Birth in the Atlantic Region” Gathering held June 5-7, 2024 at MtA.
Dr. Johnston has also received funding from the Marjorie Young Bell Sabbatical Leave Fund, the President’s Research and Creative Activities Fund, the J.E.A. Crake Humanities Project, the Experiential Learning Fund, Research New Brunswick, and Future Ready New Brunswick.