Academic Honors
Monitoring Editor
Other CBE Life Sciences Education (Journal) · 2025Co-Chair, Faculty Advancement Network and National Institute
Other IvyPlus · 2025Centennial Trailblazer
Other Duke University · 2024Council Member (Ad Hoc)
Other National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health · 2024Co-Chair, Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-Being and Professional Development
National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2023 More about this honorAppointed Committee Member, Committee on Anti-Racism in Health Professions Education
University National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2021 More about this honorCo-Chair, Duke Campus Culture Survey
Other Duke University · 2021Top 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Other Cell Press · 2020Appointed to the Advisory Committee to the Director (Working Group on Diversity)
National Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health · 2018 More about this honorDean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education
School Duke Graduate School · 2017 More about this honorPrincipal Facilitator
National Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research, National Research Mentoring Network · 2017 More about this honorAppointed Member, Accelerating Systemic Change Network
National Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2016Appointed Committee Member, Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century
National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2016 More about this honorSamuel DuBois Cook Award for Excellence in Humanity, Equity and Community
University Duke University · 2015 More about this honorAppointed Committee Member, Group on Research, Education, and Training
National The Association of American Medical Colleges · 2013 More about this honorAppointed to the Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute
National Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) · 2012 More about this honorDuke University Community Service Award
University Duke University · 2006Appointed to The Society of Duke Fellows
University Duke University · 2001Appointed to the North Carolina Fellows Program
University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 1998 More about this honorThe John Motley Morehead-Cain Award
International The John Motley Morehead Foundation · 1997 More about this honorNews Items
Published February 9, 2025
The Chronicle
Inaugural Duke Faculty Academy unites 8 professors across disciplines to explore generative AI in academia
Published February 28, 2023
Science/AAAS
Women, Black researchers less likely to hold multiple NIH grants
Published February 3, 2023
A New Look at Mentorship, Professional Development and Well-Being to Help Scholars Succeed
Published April 19, 2022
National Organization of Research Development Professionals
NORDP 2022 Plenary: Dr. Sherilynn Black Identifies Solutions and Spurs Action Toward Achieving Equity
Published March 30, 2022
Duke University Faculty Advancement
Duke’s Newly Tenured Faculty Members Celebrate and Prepare for the Next Chapter
Published March 4, 2022
Office of the Director- National Institutes of Health
Lessons Learned from Cohort Recruitment
Published January 26, 2022
Duke University Faculty Advancement
Academic Leaders Dig Into Campus Survey Data and Get Ready to Move Forward
Published April 1, 2021
Science/AAAS
Academia is often a family business. That's a barrier for increasing diversity
Published February 24, 2021
Duke University Faculty Advancement
Faculty Cohort Digs into Practical Side of Fostering Anti-Racism
Published November 12, 2020
How Duke Faculty Can Help Create an Equitable Research and Learning Environment
Published November 5, 2020
Duke University Faculty Advancement
How Duke Faculty Can Help Create an Equitable Research and Learning Environment
Published June 16, 2020
Duke Today
LIVING WHILE BLACK: RAW DISCUSSIONS ON RACE AT DUKE AND IN AMERICA
Published June 3, 2020
National Institute of General Medical Sciences- YouTube
Culturally Aware Mentorship with Dr. Sherilynn Black and Dr. Angela Byars-Winston
Published May 5, 2020
Duke Faculty Reexamine Their Roles as Scholars and Mentors in an Uncertain Time
Published May 4, 2020
Duke University Faculty Advancement
Duke Faculty Reexamine Their Roles as Scholars and Mentors in an Uncertain Time
Published November 1, 2019
Science/AAAS
From grassroots to 30,000 feet: A discussion on the fate of graduate education.
Published February 1, 2018
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
Duke’s Black Launches NIEHS Diversity Speaker Series
Published August 15, 2017
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
HHMI Awards 39 Gilliam Fellowships to Support Diversity in Science
Published July 10, 2017
Pacific Standard Magazine
Here Are Four Myths About Diversity in Science: What makes diversity initiatives fail, and how to fix them
Published February 18, 2017
AAAS News
Programs Combat Bias, Boost STEM Success for Targeted Students
Published December 6, 2016
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science- YouTube
2016 SACNAS Featured Speaker: Sherilynn Black, PhD
Published July 3, 2016
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Cover Story)
To Diversify the Faculty, Start Here
Published May 5, 2015
Duke School of Medicine News
Number of Underrepresented PhD Applicants Continues to Increase