Scholars@Duke
Sherilynn Black

Sherilynn Black

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Medical Education
Medical Education
sherilynn.black@duke.edu
Box 90033, Durham, NC 27708
Provost Office - 101 Allen Bui, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Co-Chair, Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-Being and Professional Development

National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2023 More about this award

Appointed Committee Member, Committee on Anti-Racism in Health Professions Education

University National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2021 More about this award

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award

University Duke University · 2020 More about this award

Appointed to the Advisory Committee to the Director (Working Group on Diversity)

National Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health · 2018 More about this award

Master Facilitator

National Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research, National Research Mentoring Network · 2017 More about this award

Dean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education

School Duke Graduate School · 2017 More about this award

Appointed Committee Member, Committee on Revitalizing Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century

National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine · 2016 More about this award

Appointed Member, Accelerating Systemic Change Network

National Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2016

Samuel DuBois Cook Award for Excellence in Humanity, Equity and Community

University Duke University · 2015 More about this award

Appointed Committee Member, Group on Research, Education, and Training

National The Association of American Medical Colleges · 2013 More about this award

Appointed to the Linton-Poodry SACNAS Leadership Institute

National Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) · 2012 More about this award

Duke University Community Service Award

University Duke University · 2006

Appointed to The Society of Duke Fellows

University Duke University · 2001

Appointed to the North Carolina Fellows Program

University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 1998 More about this award

The John Motley Morehead-Cain Award

International The John Motley Morehead Foundation · 1997 More about this award

In the News

Published October 3, 2024
How Duke Starts New Faculty on the Road to Success
Published May 9, 2023
A Year-Long Dive Into Equity-Focused Leadership
Published February 28, 2023
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 January 12, 2023
Building Hope for Racial Equity Work at Duke in 2023
Published April 19, 2022
NORDP 2022 Plenary: Dr. Sherilynn Black Identifies Solutions and Spurs Action Toward Achieving Equity
Published March 30, 2022
Duke’s Newly Tenured Faculty Members Celebrate and Prepare for the Next Chapter
Published March 4, 2022
Lessons Learned from Cohort Recruitment
Published January 26, 2022
Academic Leaders Dig Into Campus Survey Data and Get Ready to Move Forward
Published April 1, 2021
Academia is often a family business. That's a barrier for increasing diversity
Published February 24, 2021
Faculty Cohort Digs into Practical Side of Fostering Anti-Racism
Published January 6, 2021
How to Make the Faculty Hiring Process More Equitable and Effective
Published November 12, 2020
How Duke Faculty Can Help Create an Equitable Research and Learning Environment
Published November 5, 2020
How Duke Faculty Can Help Create an Equitable Research and Learning Environment
Published June 16, 2020
LIVING WHILE BLACK: RAW DISCUSSIONS ON RACE AT DUKE AND IN AMERICA
Published June 3, 2020
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 Faculty Reexamine Their Roles as Scholars and Mentors in an Uncertain Time
Published March 20, 2020
A Community That Writes Together
Published February 12, 2020
Cook Society Honors Lives Led in Service at Duke and in the Community
Published February 3, 2020
100 inspiring Black scientists in America
Published November 1, 2019
From grassroots to 30,000 feet: A discussion on the fate of graduate education.
Published February 1, 2018
Duke’s Black Launches NIEHS Diversity Speaker Series
Published October 23, 2017
Sherilynn Black Named New Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Published August 15, 2017
HHMI Awards 39 Gilliam Fellowships to Support Diversity in Science
Published July 10, 2017
Here Are Four Myths About Diversity in Science: What makes diversity initiatives fail, and how to fix them
Published February 19, 2017
Reddit AMA: Solutions to Bias in STEM
Published February 18, 2017
Programs Combat Bias, Boost STEM Success for Targeted Students
Published December 6, 2016
2016 SACNAS Featured Speaker: Sherilynn Black, PhD
Published July 12, 2016
To Diversify the Faculty, Start With Support Systems
Published July 3, 2016
To Diversify the Faculty, Start Here
Published April 11, 2016
Always Asking, ‘Why?’.
Published May 5, 2015
Number of Underrepresented PhD Applicants Continues to Increase
Published February 19, 2015
Cook Society to Recognize Six for Community Leadership, Activism
Published June 11, 2013
Duke Launches Program to Aid Minority Students in Science Majors
Published May 24, 2013
Duke aims to develop diverse scientists