Sherman Athonia James

Background

James, Sherman Athonia was born on October 25, 1943 in Hartsville, South Carolina. Son of Jerome and Helen Genese James.

Education

AB, Talladega College, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1973.

Career

Professor epidemiology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973-1989; professor epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1989; associate dean academic affairs School Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Consultant National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1983, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, since 1985, National Institute Environmental Health Science, since 1990. Consultant NAS, Washington, since 1994.

Achievements

• Sherman Athonia James has been listed as a noteworthy Dean, epidemiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Air Force, 1964-1969. Fellow American Heart Association, Academy Behavioral Medicine Research, Society Behavioral Medicine, American College Epidemiology. Member American Men and Women of Science.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, photography, tennis, nature walks.

Connections

Married Vera Lucia Moura. Children: Sherman Alexander, Scott Anthony.

Father:

Jerome James

Mother:

Helen Genese James

Spouse:

Vera Lucia Moura

child:

Scott Anthony James

child:

Sherman Alexander James