Position: Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Committee Chair

Office:
University of Manitoba
Department of Family Social Sciences
221 Human Ecology Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Phone No.: (204) 474-6354

Fax No.: (204) 474-7592

E-mail: kerstin.roger@ad.umanitoba.ca

Education:

1998 PhD. University of Toronto
1992 Masters of Education (Applied Psychology)
1990 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, Music)

Selected Awards:

2004-06 Post Doctoral Health Science Centre Foundation Fellowship $38,000 per year.
1995-96 Ontario Graduate Scholarship $12,000 per year.
1984 Entrance Scholarship University of Winnipeg

Areas of Specialization:

• Family and care provision
• Aging, dementia, end-of-life
• Health care and applied ethics
• Qualitative research

Ongoing Research and Grants

K. Roger, D. Brownridge, J. Ursel – Elder Abuse:  What Is It?  -  SSHRC  -  $16,000

K. Roger  -  Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) – Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada (DFAIT)  -  $10,000

K. Roger, L. Guse, E. Mordoch, A. Oosterreicher, S. Wada – Social Commitment Robots And Residents with Agitation – Deer Lodge Centre, Inc.  -  $30,000

K. Roger, Emem Upkong – Older Immigrant Adults in the Community – Transmedia and Social Justice Group  -  $2,500

K. Roger – Decision-making and Chronic Illness – UM Start-Up  -  $20,000

J. Fast, S. Shooshtari, K. Duncan, K. Roger – Out of Pocket Expenses and Caregiving – HRSDC  -  $290,000

K. Roger  - Intergenerational Issues for Two Generations of German Immigrants – Deutsch Kanadischer Kongress, 2000  - $3,000

G. Restall, T. Carnochan, K. Roger, P. Roddy, T. Sullivan – Promoting Intergenerational Relationships between Children and Youth whose Grandparents or Great Grandparents have Dementia and Reside in Long Term Care – Fort Garry Branch, Poppy Trust Fund, Canadian Legion  -  $3,000

G. Thompson, S. McClement, T. Hack, H. Chochinov, K. Roger, P. St. John – Developing a question prompt sheet for family caregivers of older adults with dementia living in long-term care -  Manitoba Health Research Council - $152,053

G. Thompson, K. Roger, L. Guse, E. Mordoch, A. Osterreicher – Assessing Pain in residents with dementia using PARO:  A social commitment robot – Deer Lodge Health Centre - $10,000

T. Parker (Dalhousie) & 8 others – The Everyday Experience of Living with and Managing a Neurological Condition – PHAC  -  $813,424

Sepali Guruge (Ryerson) and 10 others – Prevention and Programs:  Abuse against Older Immigrant Women – CIRH  -  $25,000

J. Masuda, K. Buddle-Crowe, B. Austin-Smith, T. Chen, P. Kulchyski, S. McLachlan, K. Roger, S. Thompson – Transmedia Justice Research Group  -  $75,000

M. Aliani, K. Roger – Sensory Perception and Alzheimer’s  -  Self-funded  -  $5,000

M. Edwards, S. McClement, E. Peter, K. Roger – Exploring Ethical Practice in Palliative Home Care Using Appreciative Inquiry – CIHR - $64,802

M. Medved, R. Woodgate, K. Roger – Decision-making in the acquired brain injury triad: Perspectives of persons of acquired brain injury, their families and professionals – Manitoba Medical Services Foundation - $25,000

Seed Grant $4900., Team Development on Elder Abuse, British Columbia Network for Aging Research, lead Charmaine Spencer, eight other team members; one year grant, 2009

‘Decision-making and Neurological Decline: The Role of the Individual, Family and Care Professional’, with Dr. M. Medved, funded through University of Manitoba start-up funds, proposed budget $10,000.

‘Decision-making in the acquired brain injury triad: Perspectives of persons with acquired brain injury, their families, and professionals’, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, with Dr. M. Medved and Dr. R. Woodgate, ($25,000.), 2008-09.

15th Annual Child and Family Research Symposium, $700., Human Ecology Endowment Fund, with Andrea Winther, Mika Kawaguchi, Dr. Javier Mignone, Dr. Caroline Piotrowski, Dr. Shahin Shoostari, Dr. Kerstin Roger (Department of Family Social Science), Spring 2009

‘A Model for Development of Caregiver Networks’, Continuing Care, Regional Support Services, Manitoba Health and Healthy Living, TEAM: Antoinette Zloty, Dr. M. Lobchuk, Lori Jones.

AR-NET (Autonomy Re-visited) with Dr. M. Edwards (Nursing); Research Cluster, Life Course Health Initiative, Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, $2,500. (2007-08): please see report* - Renewal of $2500.  for continuing and related research for 2008-09.

Dementia and Knowledge Translation, Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, with Dr. P. Hawranik (Nursing), $16,500., 2007

University Travel Fund, successful applicant (2008 and 2009), total of $800. towards research trip to Ireland, Scotland and Britain. Internationally renowned training sites, including a Masters with this focus, exist for care and issues facing people living with dementia.

PARO, Collaborative Research Unit, Deer Lodge,     Director – Dr. L. Guse (Nursing), 2008 – team: Dr. Lorna Guse, Dr. M. Edwards, Dr. E. Mordoch, A. Osterreicher, C. Adduri, Dr. Kazuyoshi Wada (Tokyo).

Functional Food and Nutraceutical Marketing Survey, invited onto existing team by the Dean of Human Ecology, Dr. Gustaaf Sevenhuysen, 2008

Qualitative Research Group, 2008-09.

Professional Development

• Board Member, Manitoba Hospice and Palliative Care, 2008+
• Steering Committee Member, Manitoba Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, 2007+
• Advisory Board Member, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, 2007-2010
• Member, by application only, sub-committee of new national research team, Canadian
•     Patient Safety Institute, research on home care, dementia, and patient safety,     2007+
• Member, National Institute for the Care of the Elderly, 2007+
• Member, Ethics Committee, Riverview Health Centre, Fall 2007+
• Faculty of Human Ecology Representative, University of Manitoba
    RESOLVE Regional Steering Committee, 2007
    Option in Aging, 2007 (general attendance since 2003)
    Centre on Aging, 2007

Selected Publications:
Zloty, A., Lobchuk, M., Roger, K. (2011). ‘A Model for the Development of Caregiver Networks’, WORK A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, in print for fall 2011.

Roger, K., Mary-Quigley, L., Medved, M. (2010). ‘Perceptions of Health Care and Familial in the Context of Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis’, Journal of Communication in Healthcare, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp.124-137.

Roger, K. and Medved, M. (2010). ‘Couples Manage Change in the Case of Terminal Medical Conditions including Neurological Decline’, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 5(2) 5129 - DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v5i2.5129. .

Roger, K., Guse, L., Mordoch, E. (2010). ‘Social Commitment Robots: PARO and Long Term Care Residents’, Alzheimer’s Society Newsletter, Spring Zloty, A., Lobchuk, M., Roger, K. (2010). ‘A Model for the Development of Caregiver Networks’, WORK A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, in print.

Roger, K. and Penner, L. (2010). ‘Divining for Water: Methodological Considerations’, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, resubmitted with completed revisions. 

Roger, K., Halas, G. (2010). Building Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Networks, accepted with revisions to Qualitative Report, summer 2010.

Roger, K., Curtis, J. (2010). Abuse against Older Adults: A Canadian Association of Gerontology National Conference Activity Report,  RESOLVE newsletter, February.

Roger, K., Halas, G. (2010). Building Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Networks, Qualitative Report, in print for 2012 January.

Roger, K. (2008). “Priorities for People Living with Dementia: Education, Counseling, Research’, Clinical Interventions in Aging, 3 (3).

Roger, K., and, Ursel, J. (2008). ‘Public Opinion of Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse and/or Neglect in Manitoba’, in press, Journal of Elder Abuse and/or Neglect.

Roger, K., and, Ursel, J. (2007) ‘Legislative Framework and Service Provision Regarding Abuse and /or Neglect of Older Adults in Manitoba’, for the Province of Manitoba (Manitoba Seniors and Healthy Aging Secretariat).

Roger, K. (2007). ‘End-of-Life Care and Dementia’, Geriatrics and Aging, 10 (6), 380-384.

Roger, K. (2007). ‘It’s a problem for other people, because I am seen as a nuisance: Hearing the Voices of People with Dementia’, Alzheimer Care Quarterly, 8 (1), 17-25.

Roger, K. (2006). ‘Proposal: Graduate Specialization in Aging at the University of Manitoba’, for the Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba.

Roger, K. (2006). ‘Literature Review of Palliative Care in Mental Health Populations’, for Health Canada (Home and Continuing Care).

Roger, K. (2006). ‘Literature Review on Palliative Care, End of Life, and Dementia’, Palliative and Supportive Care, 4, 1-10.

Roger, K. (2006). ‘Understanding Social Changes and the Experience of Dementia’, Alzheimer Care Quarterly, 7, 185-193.

Roger, K. (2004). ‘The Social Impact of Gender and Culture on Decision-making in Genetic Testing’. Tade, J. and Menk, H. (Eds.) Journal of International Biotechnology Law, 4, June, 166-173.

Roger, K. (2004). ‘Evaluation of Aboriginal Women’s Healing Group’, for the National Crime Prevention Strategy (Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre).

Roger, K., and Fricke, Y. (2004). ‘Learning and Skills Development through Technologies: A Review of Outcomes and Best Practices’, for Human Resource Development Canada (Office of Learning Technologies).

Roger, K. (2004). ‘The Social Impact of Gender and Culture on Decision-making in Genetic Testing’. Tade, J. and Menk, H. (Eds.) Journal of International Biotechnology Law, 4, June, 166-173.

Roger, K. (2001). ‘Literature Review on Chronic Good Health and Successful Aging’, for the Aging in Manitoba study, with Dr. Betty Havens, University of Manitoba.

Roger, K. (1997). Reconstructing Race and Gender in the Therapy  Relationship. In D. Poff, and, T. Fletcher. (Eds.) Northern Visions: Northern Futures (pp.154-163). Prince George, B.C.: University of Northern British Columbia Press, supported by CRIAW (Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women).