Kerstin Roger, PhD. (Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences,College of Medicine in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba). Research questions focus on the family, caregiving and community as these interface with health care and chronic illness.

Dr. Roger has been a Principal Investigator on multi-site nationally funded research (e.g. PHAC, SSHRC, Movember, federal government), as well as conducting provincial and regionally funded research. She has worked on international collaborations, local not-for-profit community initiatives, and continues to co-author and engage graduate students in her research.

Dr. Roger manages an international qualitative research network (QRG), and is Director of the Undergraduate Program in Community Health Sciences.