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Sherilynn Black

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education
Medical Education
Box 90033, Durham, NC 27708
Provost Office - 101 Allen Bui, Durham, NC 27708

Service to the Profession


Study Section Member, Interventions R01 Grants, National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 Other
Course Director - Faculty Short Course on Improving Departmental Climate · August 2, 2021 - August 5, 2021 Professional Development Duke Office of Faculty Advancement & Duke Office of Institutional Equity,
Course Director - Faculty Curriculum on Anti-Racism · January 11, 2021 - January 14, 2021 Professional Development Duke Office of Faculty Advancement,
Reviewer for Nature Neuroscience · 2021 Editorial Activities
Study Section Member, Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation · 2021 Other
Appointed search committee member, Director of Biomedical Research Workforce, National Institutes of Health · 2021 Committee Service
Study Section Member, Minority University Research and Education, NASA · 2020 Other
Consultant, Doris Duke Foundation · 2020 Consulting
Reviewer for CBE Life Sciences Education · 2020 Editorial Activities
Ivy Plus, Institutional Delegate · 2019 Other
Course Creator and Director, The National Labs (Cold Spring Harbor, Marine Biological Laboratories, Jackson Labs) - ‘Promoting Inclusive Excellence in STEM: People, Policies and Effective Practices’ · 2018 Other
Consultant, The Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2016 Consulting
Study Section Member, Gilliam Fellows Program, Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2016 Other
Consultant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2016 Consulting
Reviewer for Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2015 - 2022 Editorial Activities
Reviewer for eLife Sciences · 2015 - 2022 Editorial Activities
Reviewer for the American Journal of Education · 2015 - 2022 Editorial Activities
Reviewer for Academic Press/Elsevier · 2015 - 2022 Editorial Activities
Appointed Member, Online Programs Steering Committee, the Society for Neuroscience · 2014 Committee Service
Mid-Atlantic IMSD-PREP Alliance, Principal Investigator Member · 2014 Committee Service
Neuroscience Scholars Program Stakeholder Group, the Society for Neuroscience · 2013 Committee Service
Appointed Faculty/Student Mentor, The Society for Neuroscience · 2012 Committee Service
Chair, Minisymposium Committee, The Society for Neuroscience · 2011 Committee Service
Appointed Member, The Society for Neuroscience Professional Development Committee · 2010 Committee Service
Appointed Member, The Society for Neuroscience Members and Chapters Committee · 2007 Committee Service

Service to Duke


Search Committee Member. Dean of the Graduate School (University) · 2022 Committee Service
Director, Climate Data Retreat for Academic Leaders · 2022 Curriculum Innovations
Racial Equity Advisory Council (Subcommittee Chair) (University) · 2021 Committee Service
Campus Emotional Well-Being Committee, DuWell (School) · 2021 Committee Service
Search Committee Member. Vice Provost of the Libraries (University) · 2021 Committee Service
Creator, Living While Black Institutional Symposium · 2020 Curriculum Innovations
Search Committee Member. Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement (University) · 2017 Committee Service
Medical Center Library Advisory Board (School) · 2017 Committee Service
Diversity Leadership Committee (President’s Office and Office of Institutional Equity) (University) · 2016 Committee Service
School of Medicine Inclusion Council (School) · 2015 Committee Service
President's Council on Black Affairs (University) · 2014 - 2019 Committee Service
Faculty Advisor, Duke University SACNAS Chapter · 2013 Other
Bridges to the Doctorate Faculty Mentor, Duke University School of Nursing · 2013 Other
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Advisor, Duke Academic Advising Center · 2012 Other
Steering Committee, Samuel DuBois Cook Society, Duke University (University) · 2011 Committee Service