Dr. Sheryl Felicia Means, Identity and Cultural Inclusion

Dr. Sheryl Felecia Means (she/ella/ela) is an independent cultural inclusion, diversity, and equity consultant. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Spelman College and earned her Ph.D. in Education Sciences, Philosophical and Cultural Inquiry from University of Kentucky in May 2018. She is trained in narrative research methods and ethnography and speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Her doctoral research focused on Black racial identity formation at Steve Biko Cultural Institute in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Most recently, Means was a postdoctoral fellow in Africana Studies at University of New Mexico. Means’ interests include Afro-Latin America and racial identity formation. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is originally from Newark, New Jersey.