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Southwest selects Sherria King new dean of humanities, social sciences and mathematics

By Communications and Marketing Staff 

Dr. Sherria KingDr. Sherria King is Southwest’s new dean of the division of humanities, social sciences and mathematics. King assumed her role March 16, 2022. 

“I am beyond grateful and excited to serve and support our students and my colleagues in this new position,” King said. “The pandemic presented us with a number of challenges that continues to impact the work that we do today. I look forward to continuing to meet the needs of students with a faculty and staff whose adaptability, dedication, and perseverance I have seen firsthand and truly admire and appreciate.” 

King’s 16-year career in higher educational institutions and in serving the children of Tennessee includes roles as an investigator with child protective services for the State of Tennessee, director of education and campus dean at Remington College and most recently, Southwest's interim dean of the division of humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. 

King joined Southwest in September 2019 as chair of the department of social and behavioral sciences. Since that time, she has developed department plans focusing on institutional effectiveness, facilitated curriculum development, and worked closely with the Teaching Academy and the Office of High Impact Practices and Innovation to promote faculty and professional development activities. She currently serves as the director of the Gatekeeper Faculty Fellowship. 

She earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology from Middle Tennessee State University, Master of Arts in forensic psychology from Argosy University and Doctor of Philosophy in psychology from Walden University and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. 

King and her husband, Brandon King, Sr., have been married for ten years and have one son, Brandon King, Jr. 

“I look forward to building upon the great work already accomplished by our division, and plan to enhance opportunities for even greater success,” she said.