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Danilo Silva Guimarães, an Indigenous person of Tikmu'un (Maxakali) ancestry, serves as tenured Professor of History and Philosophy of Psychology in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of São Paulo's Institute of Psychology. He coordinates the Indigenous Person Care Network housing the USP House of Indigenous Cultures and pioneered the Dialogical Multiplication framework for Indigenous Psychology.
His research integrates History and Philosophy of Psychology with Semiotic-Cultural Constructivism to address decolonial approaches in psychological knowledge systems. Key interests include the colonization of psychological experience, interculturality in health contexts, and theoretical-methodological foundations of Indigenous Psychology, emphasizing cultural resistance and epistemic diversity.
Recent 2023 publications analyze dialogical activism models, Indigenous suicide prevention challenges, and theoretical frameworks for Indigenous Psychology, revealing consistent focus on cultural safety, mental health disparities, and decolonial praxis in cross-cultural contexts.
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Professor Guimarães teaches undergraduate courses including History and Philosophy of Psychology, Diversity of Knowledge in Psychology, Colonization of Psychological Experience, and Introduction to Indigenous Psychology. Postgraduate instruction covers Theoretical-Methodological Reflections, Dialogical Psychology, and Ethical Aspects of Psychology with Indigenous Peoples. He leads FAPESP project 22/04906-3 on Indigenous health/well-being ecosystems and coordinates PUB Notice 2023 for scientific dissemination through the Indigenous Network Portal.
He operates within the Verbal Interaction and Knowledge Construction Laboratory while directing the Indigenous Person Care Network, which facilitates community-university partnerships for cultural preservation, mental health initiatives, and Indigenous knowledge validation through the USP House of Indigenous Cultures.
