Sherman Gillums Jr.
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Sherman Gillums Jr.

Sherman Gillums Jr.,Jr. , a native of Buffalo, New York, currently serves as an adjunct professor in the University System of Maryland. His 20-year career in public policy advocacy centered on giving a voice to socially “invisiblized” communities, focusing on disability rights, mental health, crisis response, and education equity in his work. His doctoral study on the psychosocial effects of nameism was a finalist for the 2024 Carnegie Project Award. A retired U.S. Marine Corps “Mustang” officer, Dr. Gillums holds degrees from the University of San Diego and the University of Dayton. His book, In the Name of Blackness, reflects his scholarly interest in socio-onomastics and profound understanding of identity threat, with an emphasis on how symbols, meanings, and interactions influence the societal dynamics that define one’s self-conception and American culture.
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