Associate professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Room 314B Human Ecology Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. More
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Room 314B Human Ecology Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Dr. Karen Duncan’s research focuses on the economic and financial security of families and individuals. Her most recent work explores the economic costs of family caregiving, particularly as these costs relate to experiencing financial hardship.
She has continuing research interests in the areas of work-family interrelationships, consumer insolvency, families in business, and time use.
She holds or has held funding from SSHRC, the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and the Canadian Home Economics Foundation.
Dr. Karen Duncan is an associate professor in community health sciences at the University of Manitoba.
She is a social scientist whose specialty is family economics and family resource management. She is passionate about engaging in research that explores the connections between paid work and the unpaid care work of families and the implications of this work for families and for policy. She has extensive experience analyzing household survey data and has numerous publications and presentations based on these analyses.
Dr. Duncan is past president of the American Council on Consumer Interests and a member of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada research committee on financial literacy. She has twice served on the board of Community Financial Counselling Services in Winnipeg.
Dr. Duncan has received awards for both research and teaching excellence. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of family economic health, family finance, consumer issues, work-family issues, and caregiving across the life course.
Visit Karen Duncan’s ORCID profile for a complete listing.
Community Health Sciences
Max Rady College of Medicine
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada