Carrie Bourassa was born and raised in Regina.  Carrie pursued both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Regina. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Political Science in 1995, graduated with her Master of Arts degree in 1999, and earned her Ph.D. in Social Studies in 2008.

Susan Cadell is an Associate Professor and Director of the Manulife Centre for Healthy Living in the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.  She is a member of several multidisciplinary research teams in pediatric palliative care.
 

Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov is known around the world for his research into the emotional and psychological needs of dying patients. His work exploring dignity in palliative care has been published in journals such as The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal.

Rachel Ehrlich is a graduate of McGill University with a B.A. in Psychology. In 2010 she was employed in the Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care department at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

Dr. Emily Freeman’s research focus within the area of psychosocial oncology is concerned with post-traumatic growth and advanced disease. She conducts qualitative investigations examining the experience of patients with the health care system after a diagnosis of advanced cancer.

Anne Katz, RN, PhD, is a clinical nurse specialist and sexuality counselor at CancerCare Manitoba. She holds an adjunct appointment as Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Nursing. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the topic of sexuality and cancer and has been invited to speak on the topic nationally and internationally.

Dr. Susan McClement is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Manitoba, and a Research Associate of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit at CancerCare Manitoba. Her research interests include in psychosocial issues related to food and fluids in advanced illness and ethical issues in palliative care.

Dr. Kerstin Stieber Roger is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Social Sciences at the Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba. Dr. Roger holds a Masters in Education (Applied Psychology) from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, and, a PhD in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Joanne Stephen is a clinician-scientist with the BC Cancer Agency. She works locally, nationally, and internationally with clinicians, researchers, community stakeholders and program leaders to increase psychosocial oncology knowledge and access to psychosocial interventions.