Sherill Gelmon

Sherril B. Gelmon, Dr.P.H., is Professor of Public Health at Portland State University and Founding Chair of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. 

She was one of the first faculty promoted to professor at Portland State under the revised tenure and promotion criteria that promote engaged scholarship. 

Gelmon conducts research on faculty and institutional adoption of community engaged scholarship and is a frequent presenter and consultant on this topic.

She served as an “Engaged Scholar” with Campus Compact, developing and studying assessment methodologies with national disciplinary associations initiating major efforts in service-learning and civic engagement. 

Gelmon is a Senior Consultant with Community Campus Partnerships for Health; a member of the Campus Compact Service-Learning Consulting Corps; and a member of the National Review Board for the Scholarship of Engagement.