Sherry Hamby

academic

Sherry Hamby is a distinguished research professor of psychology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and the director of the Life Paths Research Center, which focuses on promoting resilience and social justice in marginalized communities. Her research emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing domestic and dating violence, especially among teenagers, highlighting the often-overlooked signs of coercive control and its detrimental effects on young people's mental health and relationships.