Richard T Hara

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...See more

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. See less