Roslyn A. Kemp

Roslyn A. Kemp is an immunologist at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her research focuses on immune responses in people with colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases. She graduated with a PhD in 2002 from the University of Otago and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, and completed postdoctoral training at the Trudeau Institute, Oxford University, and the National Institute for Medical research, London, before returning to New Zealand in 2009.

Her teaching philosophy is to teach students to be scientists, rather than to teach science. She has developed curricula that focuses on teaching students to learn critical thinking skills and that prepares them for a variety of careers. She has also developed courses that increase understanding of diverse world views. She is a member of the Ako Aotearoa Academy for tertiary Teaching Excellence and has won local and national awards for teaching. She is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology Education Special Interest Group. She is a Council Member of the International Union of Immunological Societies and is a member of their Education and Publication Committees.