Kerstin Roger, PhD

Research summary

Kerstin Roger's research focuses on chronic illness, including mental health; aging, including caregiving and family; and dying and end-of-life research. Dr. Roger has been a principal investigator on multi-site, nationally funded research (e.g., Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Movember, federal government) and has conducted provincially and regionally funded research (Prairie Action Foundation, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF)). She has worked on national teams (Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded) and international collaborations and continues to co-author and engage graduate students in her research.

Research interests

• Abuse of older adults
• End of life
• Family and caregiving
• Interfacing with health care system
• Mental health
• Neurodegenerative conditions
• Social determinants of health

Research affiliations

• Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)
• Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba
• Manitoba Law Reform Commission
• National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging
• Qualitative Research Group (QRG)
• Riverview Health Centre

Dr. Kerstin Roger is a professor in community health sciences at the University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on chronic illness, aging, caregiving, and end-of-life studies. She has led several nationally funded research projects and collaborated on both national and international initiatives. Dr. Roger is actively involved with local not-for-profit community organizations and mentors graduate students in her research.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Health Science Centre Foundation, Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba (2004–2006)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (PhD), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (1998)
• Clinical Psychotherapist and Supervisor Certification, Ontario (1996)
• Master of Education in Applied Psychology and Community Psychology (MEd), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (1992)