Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

Dr. Jon Johnson’s research is focused on urban land-based Indigenous Knowledge in Toronto, as it is expressed through oral and digital forms of storytelling. He works actively within Toronto’s Indigenous community as a lead organizer for First Story Toronto, an Indigenous-led community-based organization that researches and shares Toronto’s Indigenous presence through public education initiatives such as storytelling tours of the city and digital storytelling projects. Beyond academia, Dr. Johnson also actively contributes to public engagement in this work, striving to promote Indigenous voices and leadership through documentaries, news pieces, and public education projects. His community-based research, teaching, and service focuses on fostering respectful and mutually beneficial projects and engagements between the University of Toronto and Indigenous communities. As an educator, Dr. Johnson emphasizes experiential learning and community opportunities, in the hopes of creating meaningful educational experiences for his students. He currently teaches courses in Academic Bridging, Digital Humanities, and First Year Foundations, and is the co-ordinator of the Woodsworth One program.