Professor Emeritus
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Buffalo, New York, United States
Hilary N. Weaver, DSW (Lakota) is Professor Emeritus, School of Social Work, University at Buffalo (State University of New York). She received her BS from Antioch College in social work with a cross-cultural studies focus and her MSW and DSW from Columbia University. Her teaching, research, and service focus on cultural issues in the helping process with an emphasis on Indigenous populations. Dr. Weaver received funding from the National Cancer Institute to develop and test a culturally-grounded wellness curriculum for urban Native American youth, the Healthy Living in Two Worlds program. She is a member of NASW, CSWE Board Chair, Global Indigeous Commissioner for IFSW, and currently serves as President of the Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Educators’ Association. Dr. Weaver has presented her work regionally, nationally, and internationally including presenting at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations in 2005-2008, 2013-2019 and 2021-2022. She has numerous publications including the text, Explorations in Cultural Competence: Journeys to the Four Directions (2005) the edited book, Social Issues in Contemporary Native America: Reflections from Turtle Island (2014), Trauma and Resilience in the Lives of Contemporary Native Americans: Reclaiming our Balance, Restoring our Wellbeing (2019) and the edited volume Routledge International Handbook of Indigenous Resilience (2022).
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Saturday, November 12, 2022
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM