Amy Johnston, MSc, MBT, CPH
Ottawa, ON | @amydjohn
PhD Candidate
University of Ottawa / University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON | @amydjohn
CWHHA member since 2021.
Biography
Amy Johnston is a PhD candidate in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, and a doctoral trainee at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She holds a Master of Science with a specialization in Health Services Research and a Master of Biomedical Technology, both from the University of Calgary.
In 2018, Amy earned professional certification in Public Health, administered by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (Washington, DC).
In addition to her academic achievements, Amy has been highly involved as a volunteer adaptive ski instructor with Canadian Adaptive Snowsports, earning her the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers, awarded by the Governor General of Canada.
Amy is passionate about women’s cardiovascular health and has been active in raising awareness through advocacy campaigns and community engagement. Building on her PhD training in women’s cardiovascular epidemiology, and leveraging prior academic and translational experience, Amy’s career aspirations are to obtain a tenure-track appointment within a Canadian academic institution as an independent researcher in the field of women’s cardiovascular health.
