Sherryl A. Broverman
Professor of the Practice of Biology
How inclusion of civic issues, international connections, and social engagement alters the cognitive and affective responses of non- major science students to science education. How course design impacts the demographics (gender, race, etc) of student enrollment in elective science courses. Developing international science courses. The factors that impact educational outcomes for girls in rural Kenya. The impact of sustainable school gardens on anthropomorphic and cognitive outcomes in primary school children in Western Kenya. www.wisergirls.org
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of the Practice of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020
- Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2020
Contact Information
- Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
- Science Dr, 307 B Biological Sciences, Durham, NC 27708
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sbrover@duke.edu
(919) 668-0228
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I Was Not Born To Be Unseen: WISERGirls speak
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TEDxTalk on Girls' Education
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www.wisergirls.org
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Indiana University at Indianapolis 1990
- B.A., Cornell University 1984
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2020
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2003 - 2006
- Lecturer, University, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2001 - 2003
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Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
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Executive Committee of the University Academic Council
External Engagement Committee, Duke Board of Trustees.
Chair, Program II Committee
Arts and Sciences Council Member
Former Chair, Biology Department Diversity Committee
Former acting Chair, Executive Committee of the Arts and Sciences Council
Chair and Founder, WISER International and WISER NGO, www.wisergirls.org
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Executive Committee of the University Academic Council
- Recognition
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In the News
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SEP 14, 2021 Duke Today -
DEC 10, 2018 Duke Global Health Initiative -
APR 20, 2017 -
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OCT 2, 2014 -
APR 17, 2014 The Huffington Post -
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MAR 5, 2014
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- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Adolescent
- Adolescent Behavior
- Advisory Committees
- Biological Evolution
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Child, Orphaned
- Community Networks
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Female
- HIV Infections
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Health Promotion
- Kenya
- Preventive Health Services
- Questionnaires
- Rural Health
- Rural Population
- Self Efficacy
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexual Partners
- Social Support
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Virology
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Global Scholarship
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Research
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Teaching
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- Research
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Selected Grants
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External Relationships
- WISER International 501c3
- WISER NGO Kenya
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Liu, Tiange, Sherryl Broverman, Eve S. Puffer, Daniel A. Zaltz, Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman, and Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon. “Dietary Diversity and Dietary Patterns in School-Aged Children in Western Kenya: A Latent Class Analysis.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15 (July 2022): 9130. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159130.Full Text
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Schmidt, Christina N., Eve S. Puffer, Sherryl Broverman, Virginia Warren, and Eric P. Green. “Is social-ecological risk associated with individual HIV risk beliefs and behaviours?: An analysis of Kenyan adolescents' local communities and activity spaces.” Global Public Health, July 2021, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1951801.Full Text
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Parker, William, Joshua T. Sarafian, Sherryl A. Broverman, and Jon D. Laman. “Between a hygiene rock and a hygienic hard place: Avoiding SARS-CoV-2 while needing environmental exposures for immunity.” Evol Med Public Health 9, no. 1 (2021): 120–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoab006.Full Text Link to Item
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Parker, William, Joshua T. Sarafian, Sherryl A. Broverman, and Jon D. Laman. “Authors' response to Graham Rook's commentary.” Evol Med Public Health 9, no. 1 (2021): 206–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoab012.Full Text Link to Item
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MUELLER, J. L., M. E. DOTSON, J. DIETZEL, J. PETERS, G. ASTURIAS, A. CHEATHAM, M. KRIEGER, B. TAYLOR, S. BROVERMAN, and N. RAMANUJAM. “Using Human-Centered Design to Connect Engineering Concepts to Sustainable Development Goals.” Advances in Engineering Education 8, no. 2 (January 1, 2020): 1–24. https://doi.org/10.18260/3-1-1113-36015.Full Text
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Puffer, Eve S., Eric P. Green, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Sherryl A. Broverman, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Jessica Pian. “A church-based intervention for families to promote mental health and prevent HIV among adolescents in rural Kenya: Results of a randomized trial.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 84, no. 6 (June 2016): 511–25. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000076.Full Text
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Green, Eric P., Virginia Rieck Warren, Sherryl Broverman, Benson Ogwang, and Eve S. Puffer. “Participatory mapping in low-resource settings: Three novel methods used to engage Kenyan youth and other community members in community-based HIV prevention research.” Global Public Health 11, no. 5–6 (May 2016): 583–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2016.1170178.Full Text
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Matthews, E. J., E. S. Puffer, C. S. Meade, and S. A. Broverman. “IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCHOOL-BASED HIV PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOLLOWING NATIONAL DISSEMINATION IN NYANZA PROVINCE, KENYA.” East Afr Med J 91, no. 5 (May 2014): 152–60.Link to Item
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Matthews, E. J., E. S. Puffer, C. S. Meade, and S. A. Broverman. “IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCHOOL-BASED HIV PREVENTION CURRICULUM FOLLOWING NATIONAL DISSEMINATION IN NYANZA PROVINCE, KENYA.” East Afr Med J 91, no. 5 (May 2014): 152–60.Link to Item
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Puffer, Eve S., Jessica Pian, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Sherryl A. Broverman. “Developing a family-based HIV prevention intervention in rural Kenya: challenges in conducting community-based participatory research.” Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics : Jerhre 8, no. 2 (April 2013): 119–28. https://doi.org/10.1525/jer.2013.8.2.119.Full Text
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Puffer, Eve S., Anya S. Drabkin, Allison L. Stashko, Sherryl A. Broverman, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Orphan status, HIV risk behavior, and mental health among adolescents in rural Kenya.” Journal of Pediatric Psychology 37, no. 8 (September 2012): 868–78. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jss077.Full Text
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Puffer, Eve S., Melissa H. Watt, Kathleen J. Sikkema, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Sherryl A. Broverman. “The protective role of religious coping in adolescents' responses to poverty and sexual decision-making in rural Kenya.” Journal of Research on Adolescence : The Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence 22, no. 1 (March 2012): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00760.x.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Puffer, E., J. Pian, S. Broverman, R. Ogwang Odhaimbo, and K. Sikkema. “Developing a community-based HIV prevention intervention in rural Kenya: Ethical challenges of community-based participatory research (Submitted).” Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 2012.
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Puffer, Eve S., Christina S. Meade, Anya S. Drabkin, Sherryl A. Broverman, Rose A. Ogwang-Odhiambo, and Kathleen J. Sikkema. “Individual- and family-level psychosocial correlates of HIV risk behavior among youth in rural Kenya.” Aids Behav 15, no. 6 (August 2011): 1264–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-010-9823-8.Full Text Link to Item
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Matthews, E. J., E. S. Puffer, C. S. Meade, and S. A. Broverman. “. Implementation of a of a school-based HIV prevention program in rural Kenya after national dissemination (Submitted).” East African Medical Journal, 2011.
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Broverman, S. A. “AIDS Research: Global Understanding & Engagement.” This Is a Curricular Model Published and Disseminated on the Website of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement, August 2008.Link to Item
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Ogwang Odhimabo, R., and S. A. Broverman. “Globalizing the Microbiology Curriculum.” Asm News 71, no. 10 (2005): 448–49.
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Broverman, S. A., and G. D. Prestwich. “Fast ion-exchange membrane purification of a microsomal protein.” Biotechniques 19, no. 6 (December 1995): 874–75.
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Broverman, S. A., and P. M. Meneely. “Meiotic mutants that cause a polar decrease in recombination on the X chromosome in Caenorhabditis elegans.” Genetics 136, no. 1 (January 1994): 119–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/136.1.119.Full Text
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Broverman, S., M. MacMorris, and T. Blumenthal. “Alteration of Caenorhabditis elegans gene expression by targeted transformation.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 90, no. 10 (May 1993): 4359–63. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.10.4359.Full Text
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MacMorris, M., S. Broverman, S. Greenspoon, K. Lea, C. Madej, T. Blumenthal, and J. Spieth. “Regulation of vitellogenin gene expression in transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans: short sequences required for activation of the vit-2 promoter.” Molecular and Cellular Biology 12, no. 4 (April 1992): 1652–62. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.12.4.1652-1662.1992.Full Text
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Shepard, S. B., S. A. Broverman, and M. A. Muskavitch. “A tripartite interaction among alleles of Notch, Delta, and Enhancer of split during imaginal development of Drosophila melanogaster.” Genetics 122, no. 2 (June 1989): 429–38. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/122.2.429.Full Text
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Spieth, J., M. MacMorris, S. Broverman, S. Greenspoon, and T. Blumenthal. “Regulated expression of a vitellogenin fusion gene in transgenic nematodes.” Developmental Biology 130, no. 1 (November 1988): 285–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-1606(88)90434-4.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- BIOLOGY 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2023
- GLHLTH 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2023
- GLHLTH 391-1: Independent Study in Global Health 2023
- GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2023
- ICS 103: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2023
- BIOLOGY 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2022
- BIOLOGY 180FS: Global Diseases 2022
- BIOLOGY 493: Research Independent Study 2022
- BIOLOGY 790-50: Topics in Foundational Biology 2022
- FOCUS 195FS: Special Topics in Focus 2022
- GLHLTH 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2022
- GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2022
- ICS 103: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2022
- BIOLOGY 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2021
- BIOLOGY 180FS: Global Diseases 2021
- BIOLOGY 293: Research Independent Study 2021
- FOCUS 195FS: Special Topics in Focus 2021
- GLHLTH 154: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2021
- GLHLTH 391: Independent Study in Global Health 2021
- GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health 2021
- ICS 103: AIDS and Other Emerging Diseases 2021
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Advising & Mentoring
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Mentor for two junior faculty.
I developed individualized majors with these Program II students:
Riya Mohan: The Ethical and Regulatory Issues of Human Genome Editing
Thomas Shen: Performing SGD Health: Reducing Stigma Through Theater
Taylor Glatt: The Ethics of Health and War In Conflict Zones
Mentored 10 students in an innovative virtual DukeEngage program, including Kenyan guest speakers and zoom-based STEM projects with girls in rural Kenya.
On undergraduate thesis committee for students outside of Biology:
Julia Marshall: The Geographic and Demographic Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at Duke University Hospital 1995-2015
Autumn Barnes: Addressing Barriers to HIV Treatment Retention and ART Adherence: A Systematic Scoping Review of People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs
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Mentor for two junior faculty.
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Social Ecology of Academic Change for Social Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion. Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in STEM Learning: What the Research Shows and the Challenges Ahead . SENCER Summer Institute. August 2021 2021
- Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs: Panel on Women's Education. Brown University. February 10, 2021 2021
- The Joys and Challenges of Community Engaged Learning. Stanford University. October 6, 2020 2020
- Hela Cells and Black Lives Matter - An Intersectional Analysis of Race, Gender, Class and Biology from Three Perspectives. SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. August 3, 2020 - August 3, 2020 2020
- Cultivating Belonging Online Using STEAM: Social Distance But Not Social Isolation.. SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. July 31, 2020 - July 31, 2020 2020
- The Future of Flu. Trinity Board of Visitors 30-Year Anniversary Celebration. Duke University. November 8, 2019 - November 8, 2019 2019
- Engineering For Social Good:beyond human centered design. SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. August 4, 2019 - August 4, 2019 2019
- Building an Inclusive Classroom. SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. August 2, 2019 - August 2, 2019 2019
- AIDS Cure: Hope or Hype?. Northern California Women's Forum. Duke Alumni Association. May 21, 2019 - May 21, 2019 2019
- Building an Inclusive Classroom. Stanford University. April 5, 2019 - April 5, 2019 2019
- Working for Social Good: beyond human centered design. Stanford University. April 5, 2019 - April 5, 2019 2019
- Belonging: How Social Justice Campus Spaces and Physical Environments Shape Identity and Equity. Raising Our Voices: Reclaiming the Narrative on the Value of Higher Education. AACU Annual Conference. January 23, 2019 - January 23, 2019 2019
- Once and Future Plague: the last 100 years of Flu and the next 100 years. . Periodic Tables. Duke Science and Society. December 2018 - December 2018 2018
- Learning for Problem Solving. Carolina Day School. 2018 - 2018 2018
- Engineering for Social Good: challenges and opportunities. . • Excellence and Diversity in Engineering Education Conference. Stony Brook University. 2017 - 2017 2017
- Tethering Civic Engagement and Innovative Science Teaching to the University Mission. . SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. August 2, 2015 - August 2, 2015 2015
- Teaching and Solving “Wicked Problems”: the need for interdisciplinarity. Case Western Reserve University. April 2015 2015
- Civic Engagement in the Classroom: multiple models for engaged learners.. • Northern Virginia Community College system professional development day. Northern Virginia Community College System. 2015 - 2015 2015
- 15 Years of Science Education Reform. SENCER Summer Institute. National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. 2014 - 2014 2014
- Access without equity: challenges to gender parity in educational outcomes in rural Kenya. December 5, 2013 2013
- TEDxDuke, A Shrinking World. April 1, 2013 2013
- TEDnJNJ, Caring for the Future: Girls' Education. December 12, 2012 2012
- Developing and Assessing the Impact of Science Courses with Humanitarian Components. August 5, 2012 2012
- From Strategic Partnerships to a Culture of Commitment —Global Issues in Science and Civic Engagement. August 4, 2012 2012
- WISER:Educating Girls, Improving Health. February 11, 2011 2011
- The Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research, or WISER. October 29, 2010 2010
- International Collaborative Learning and Social Action Linking Students in the US and Kenya. October 23, 2010 2010
- Is Science Global? HIV and "Post-Colonial Pathologies". October 1, 2010 2010
- The Right to Health: Effecting Change from a University. March 13, 2010 2010
- Global Science, Global Citizens.. March 12, 2010 2010
- Multimedia Mapping for Community Development in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. November 5, 2009 2009
- Global Science, Global Citizens: international collaborative learning and social action linking students in the US and Kenya studying HIV/AIDS. June 11, 2009 2009
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Director. Virtual DukeEngage. Duke and WISER Kenya. 2021 2021
- Advisor. Appalachian College Association. December 17, 2010 2010
- Advisor. Leadership Council, Center for Innovation, UNC Asheville. 2008 2008
- Leader. DukeEngage in Kenya - WISER. WISER. 2007 - 2020 2007 - 2020
- Co-Founder and Chair. WISER International and WISER NGO. September 2006 - December 2021 2006 - 2021
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Service to the Profession
- External Reviewer. Rochester Institute of Technology. April 2021 2021
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for professional journals. 2013 2013
- Article Editor For SAGE Open. December 20, 2012 2012
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for professional journals. December 30, 2009 2009
- NSF proposal reviewer. December 15, 2008 2008
- SENCER Leadership Fellow : Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities, SENCER. 2008 2008
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Service to Duke
- Duke Global Health Institute. DGHI Faculty Retreat Planning. September 2021 2021
- Duke University. Faculty Advisory Committee, Office of Faculty Advancement. September 2021 2021
- Duke University. Chair of Program II. 2021 2021
- Duke University. Provost's RRNTT Faculty Review Committee. January 2021 2021
- External Consultant. Social Innovation Practicum. Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 2021 2021
- Trinity College. Selection committee for the Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholars. 2021 2021
- Duke University. Chair Provost's Committee on RRNTT faculty. 2020 - 2020 2020
- Duke University. Duke Board of Trustees Community Engagement. August 2019 - May 2021 2019 - 2021
- Duke University. Chair Program II. 2019 - 2021 2019 - 2021
- Duke University. ECAC. 2019 - 2021 2019 - 2021
- Duke University. Executive Committee of the Academic Council. 2019 - 2021 2019 - 2021
- Trinity College. Chair Arts & Sciences Council. 2019 - 2019 2019
- Trinity College. Arts & Sciences Council. 2017 - 2021 2017 - 2021
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Academic & Administrative Activities
- Participant in the 2021-2022 Teaching For Equity program.
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