Editorial Circle Members
Meet the Editorial Team
The Journal of Indigenous Social Development (JISD) is guided by a dedicated Editorial Team composed of the Editorial Board, Editorial Advisors, and Managing Editor. Together, they bring diverse Indigenous and global perspectives, academic expertise, and community experience to uphold the journal’s commitment to advancing Indigenous knowledge, research, and practice in social development.
Editorial Board
Paula T. Araullo Tanemura Morelli
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa
Anaru Eketone
University of Otago
Deana Halonen
University of Manitoba
Michael Anthony Hart
University of Calgary
Elisa Lacerda-Vandenborn
University of Calgary
Tracie Mafile'o
Avondale University
Peter Mataira
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Mbazima Mathebane
University of South Africa
Jon K. Matsuoka
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work and Mindful Hawai'i
David Nisthal
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Vincent Okada
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Yvonne Pompana
University of Manitoba
Tabitha Robin
University of British Columbia
Michael S. Spencer
University of Washington
Suresh Tamang
Rural Reconstruction Nepal & Kathmandu University
Lorinda Riley
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Joanne (Jo) Qina'au
University of California San Francisco, Osher Center for Integrative Health
Editorial Advisors and Managing Editor
Editorial Advisors
Kathryn Braun | University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Jorge Delva | Boston University
Lana Ka‘opua | University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kui Kasirisir | Pinging University of Science and Technology
Susan Nakaoka | California State University at Sacramento
Riccardo Pagano | University of Bari
Sally St. George | University of Calgary
Alma Trinidad | Portland State University
Hilary Weaver | State University of New York at Buffalo
Daniel Wulff | University of Calgary
Managing Editor
Samara Wessel | University of Calgary