Contact Information

Erika A. Salinas

Assistant Professor

Office Location: Amador 563C

Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Email: erika.salinas@csus.edu

Courses That I Teach

• ETHN 53: Introduction to Native American Studies
• ETHN 140: Native American Experience

Research Interests

Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978; Tribal Child Welfare; Behavioral Health; Mental Health; Health Promotion and Health Equity; Historical Trauma; Resilience; Federal Indian Policy; Tribal-State Relations; Tribal Sovereignty; Implementation Science; Community-Based Participatory Research

Professional Associations

• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
• National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)

Education

• Ph.D. in Social Work from University of Southern California
• Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis
• Bachelor of Social Work from California State University, Sacramento