Sherry L. Hamby

Dr. Sherry Hamby is an award-winning Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South. She is also the Director of the Life Paths Research Center and founder and co-chair of ResilienceCon, a conference on strengths-based approaches to overcoming trauma. She has spent over 30 years studying violence, trauma, and pathways to healing, drawing on her experiences as a therapist, community advocate, and survivor. Dr. Hamby has authored or co-authored over 200 scholarly articles and five books, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Huffington Post, CBS News, and other media outlets. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, two children, and two rescue dogs, Flopsy and Slim.