Sherryl Broverman
Professor of the Practice at Duke University, Duke Global Health, WISER
- Role
- Co-founder and Chair, Wiser Ngo at Wiser
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sherryl Broverman
Sherryl Broverman is a professor at Duke University in the Biology Department and Global Health Institute where she is an award winning science educator, civic leader, and entrepreneur. She teaches a course on HIV/AIDS that has been nationally recognized as a model for how to teach about science and civic issues. In 2002 Sherryl was funded by to partner with African Women in Science and Engineering to develop the first non-majors HIV/AIDS course at a university in Kenya. She has since worked with universities in Uganda and South Africa on developing culturally anchored courses on AIDS. Sherryl’s research is on the interplay of gender, health and economic development in East Africa. In 2007 she co-founded WISER Girls in Kenya to create environments that produce exceptional young women who will drive change in their communities. WISER provides education, community health interventions, and leadership opportunities to underprivileged girls in rural Kenya and has exceptional success. WISER has dramatically reduced child marriages, teen pregnancies and HIV risk, and has placed 90% of its alumni in college or university. Despite working in one of the poorest school districts in Kenya WISER has received national ranking for its outcomes. In the US Sherryl leads the 501c3 WISER Intl, where she is driving growth to double the number of girls served in Kenya and expand the WISER program to new populations. Sherryl’s excellence and commitment to science and civic engagement has been recognized with the David and Janet von Brooks Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Sciences at Duke University; the Dean’s Diversity award for inclusive education; the Outstanding Faculty Award from Kappa Alpha Theta; the William E. Bennett Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Civic Engagement from the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement; and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for excellence of character and service to humanity.
Experience
Co-founder and Chair, Wiser Ngo
Jan 2006 — Present · Muhuru Bay, KE
Education
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biology, General
1990 — 1994
Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center
Post-doctoral work, Molecular Genetics
1990 — 1992
Indiana University Bloomington
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Developmental Genetics
1984 — 1990
Skills
- Blogging
- Community Engagement
- Teaching
- Public Speaking
- Fundraising
- Academic Advising
- Student Affairs
- University Teaching
- Public Health
- Community Service
- Science Education
- Higher Education
- Nonprofits
- Global Health
- Student Development
- Research Design
- Grant Writing
- Program Development
- Strategic Planning
- Community Outreach
- Research
- Science
- Qualitative Research
- Data Analysis
- Civic Engagement
- Program Evaluation
- Social Entrepreneurship
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