University at Buffalo
Dean Seneca, CEO and founder
Seneca Scientific Solutions+
BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the University at Buffalo seeks to expand its commitment to Indigenous studies, a new course being offered this spring in the School of Public Health and Health Professions aims to teach students about the health disparities Indigenous populations face.
The Indigenous health disparities course will be taught by Dean S. Seneca, who grew up in Buffalo and whose family origins are founded in Western New York with the Seneca Nation of Indians.
A nationally-recognized expert in health sciences and a global advocate for the underserved, Seneca, who has a master’s in public health and a master’s of city and regional planning, is the CEO and founder of Seneca Scientific Solutions+. The company is based in Cattaraugus, N.Y., and aims to create healthier and safer communities through evidence-based practices.