Kimberly B. Sherman
Lecturer
Dr. Kim Sherman is a Lecturer in the Department of History. Her teaching and research focuses on the history of the Atlantic world, the British empire, and early America with emphasis on families, migrations, and gender.
Education
B.A. in History, University of North Carolina Wilmington
M.A. in History, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Ph.D. in Modern History, University of St. Andrews
Specialization in Teaching
Dr. Sherman regularly teaches courses on early American society and culture, Atlantic families, the history of slavery in the Atlantic world, and the British empire.
Research Interests
Dr. Sherman researches and writes about women, gender, and the family in early America and the Atlantic world. Her current work centers on how Scottish families created and maintained their identities as Scots across geographic distances and in times of conflict, such as the American Revolution. Dr. Sherman also works on the history and legacy of slavery and plantation society in North Carolina's Lower Cape Fear. Her work has appeared in the North Carolina Historical Review and Atlantic Studies, as well as the scholarly digital publication Nursing Clio. Dr. Sherman is currently working on her first book regarding Scottish identities in eighteenth-century North Carolina. Other research interests include crime and legal history, deathways, and medicine.
Community Engagement
Dr. Sherman has worked as a research consultant for a variety of organizations including the Cape Fear Museum, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, Poplar Grove Plantation, and the North Carolina Rice Festival.