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Susannah L. Rose, MSSW, PhD, BA [Philosophy and Psychology], Furman University, 1996; MS in Social Work, Columbia University,1998, MS [Bioethics], Albany Medical Center/Union College, 2006; PhD in Health Policy, Harvard University, 2010. Ms. Rose worked at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City providing clinical services and conducting research for approximately eight years. At MSKCC, she specialized in clinical interventions for people with gastrointestinal cancers and their family members. She has recently completed her doctoral studies at Harvard University, specializing in health care policy and bioethics. She is the primary author on a book entitled 100 Questions and Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer, second edition, and she has written many other publications focusing on the psychosocial aspects of coping with cancer.

Richard T. Hara, Ph.D., is currently Director of Online Services at CancerCare, a non-profit organization providing education, counseling, and financial assistance to people affected by cancer all across the country. He has a doctorate in Cultural Anthropology from the City University of New York Graduate Center, with a research focus on family and household decision-making. He received his professional training in social work at Columbia University, and worked at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as a clinical social worker prior to joining CancerCare. Dr. Hara has written about cancer survivorship and caregiving, and has lectured and run training workshops at numerous professional conferences. The online caregivers support program at CancerCare was the recipient of the 2008 National Family Caregiving Award, presented by the MetLife Foundation and the National Alliance for Caregiving.