Pamela Begay

Pamela Begay is an Associate Professor at the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, where she serves as Director of the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Her work centers on Native American issues, cultural identity, social work practice, and Native women's health, integrating psychodynamic therapy in clinical settings.

• Education: PhD in Clinical Social Work (Smith College School for Social Work), MSW (Washington University in St. Louis), BA (University of New Mexico)

Research & Professional Roles:

• Senior Editor, Journal of Indigenous Research
• Editorial Board Member, Clinical Social Work Journal
• Appointed to the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Diversity & Social and Economic Justice
• North American Commissioner for the International Federation of Social Workers

Personal: A member of the Diné Nation (Navajo) from Shiprock, New Mexico, she balances her academic and clinical work with family life as a wife and mother of two.