Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
And In-Person at WWU:
Academic Instructional Center West
Room 210
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
Center for Cross-Cultural Research Speaker Series, Psychology Department, WWU Alumni Association
Description
Check out this video to watch the Indigenous Storying: Theoretical and Methodological Entanglements.
Contemporary approaches to community mental health frequently emerge from a Western sociocultural context, resulting far too often in enclosed understandings of psychological functioning. This talk offers Indigenous Storying as both theory and practice towards transformative frameworks for understanding human learning, development, and wellbeing.
Featuring:
Dr. Emma Elliott, Speaker
Emma Elliott, PhD, MSW
University of Washington
Cowichan Tribes
Assistant Professor, College of Education
Dr. Elliott (Cowichan Tribes) is an assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development in the College of Education at the University of Washington. She holds both a PhD in Educational Psychology and a Master of Social Work in Children, Youth, and Families. The interdisciplinary intersections of her research include culture, learning, and human development; land-based and Indigenous methodologies; and trauma, prevention, and recovery among Indigenous children and youth. By employing a strengths-based approach to healing, Dr. Elliott rigorously engages youth, families, and communities in the development of integrated educational and behavioral health interventions to address social issues. Her research centers ethical frameworks generated by Indigenous and land-based knowledges and practices to create process-centered approaches that illuminate Indigenous pathways toward collective livelihood. Dr. Elliott is currently partnering with members of the Cowichan Tribes to design programming to strengthen the physical, mental, intellectual, and cultural health of the community.
Accommodations and Other Details
Contact the WWU Alumni Association for this event. Feel free to call at (360) 650-3353 or email at alumni@wwu.edu if you have any questions or comments.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. Western provides comprehensive parking details—including lot locations, applicable fees, and campus map.