Dr. Derek Johnson

Biography

Derek Johnson is a Professor at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Arts and Department of Anthropology. His academic training spans multiple disciplines, including a PhD in Rural Studies and Anthropology from the University of Guelph. Johnson's research interests focus on small-scale fisheries, food systems, political ecology, and critical development studies. He has engaged in a variety of transdisciplinary collaborations over the past twelve years, particularly emphasizing the governance and social wellbeing associated with these areas. Currently, he is a Project Director for the Dried Fish Matters project and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Maritime Research. His work seeks to understand the intersection of development and environmental economic anthropology, with a specific interest in the political economy of foodways in Asia and Canada. Johnson is also actively involved in outreach initiatives that support economic and social development related to dried fish in the Manitoba region. His contributions to the field have been recognized with various awards, including the Students Honouring Teachers Award from the University of Manitoba and the South Asia PhD Dissertation Award from the Canadian Asian Studies Association.

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