Rodney C. Haring, PhD, MSW is inaugural Chair of the Department of Indigenous Cancer Health at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Haring (Beaver Clan) is a citizen of the Seneca Nation of Indians and resides on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation (NY). He holds a doctoral degree in social work with over 15 years of social work practice and a former delegate on the US Department of Health and Human Services, American Indian and Alaska Native, Health Research Advisory Council. He is also the lead delegate for the historic MoU between Rowell Park and Indian Health Services with the common mission of addressing health burdens in Indigenous communities. In 2017 he was awarded an Impact Award by the National Indian Health Board and in 2021 he received the National Federation of Just Communities Hero Award. His research to practice interests intersect eliminating disparities and encouraging resiliencies within First Nations and Indigenous societies.