Shanthi Johnson
Dr. Shanthi Johnson PhD, RD, FDC, FACSM, is a Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan and an adjunct professor at the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario. She is also a faculty member with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit. Dr. Johnson is a registered dietitian and has been awarded fellow status with Dietitians of Canada (FDC) as well as the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM). Prior to her appointment at the University of Regina, she was a Professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University in Nova Scotia.
Her research interest involves health promotion and falls prevention among older adults with a multidisciplinary perspective. In general, Dr. Johnson's research is community engaged as well as program and policy relevant. Specifically, she has been examining the role of nutrition and exercise interventions in improving functional capacity and preventing falls in seniors in community and long-term care settings. Her research has been funded by agencies such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institutes, Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, and Eastern Kings Memorial Health Foundation.
Dr. Johnson has given a number of presentations at various national and international conferences and has several publications. She has served/is serving in several boards and committees at the provincial, national and international levels such as Annapolis Valley district health authority board, the World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity - scientific review committee, and Saskatchewan Seniors' Fall Injury Prevention Strategy (SFIPS) steering committee. She is also a reviewer for several health, nutrition, exercise sciences and aging journals as well as granting agencies such as Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
