Sherelle Ducksworth is a native of Clarksdale, Mississippi and holds a B.S. in sociology (Mississippi Valley State University), a M.S. in Sociology (Mississippi State University), a M.A. in theology (Mid-America Theological Baptist Seminary) and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS). While at Mississippi State University she wrote a thesis exploring the correlation between gender differences in parenting strategies and sexually risky behaviors. Her doctoral dissertation is titled, A Proposal for a Theological Understanding of Social Sin Using The Trinitarian Organic Thought of Herman Bavinck.

After finishing her MS in sociology, she began her academic career in 2014 as an adjunct professor in Sociology at East Mississippi Community College. She joined the online adjunct faculty team at Holmes Community College in Mississippi in 2016. In 2018 she relocated to Wake Forest, North Carolina to serve as the full-time sociology instructor at Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina from 2018 until 2022. At Louisburg College she served as the faculty advisor for the Black Student Union. She also served on the student conduct board, faculty senate, retention committee, service-learning committee, and faculty handbook committee.

Her research interests include theological anthropology, trinitarian theology, and Christology. She has written for the Women Around SE Blog, Center for Faith and Culture (SEBTS), North Carolina Baptist Convention, Jude 3 Project, the ERLC, The Exchange with Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and churchleaders.com. She is currently working on two books on a Christocentric salvation and the doctrine of grace. Her paper, “A Trinitarian Approach to Grace” was recently published in the book Receiving Redemption: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics by Fred Sanders and Uche Anizor. Sherelle is also a Boothe Center Fellow for Memphis City Seminary, as well as, a fellow with Every Voice.

She has served in youth ministry, young adult women’s ministry leadership team, liturgical dance team, and taught Sunday school. Sherelle is married to Aaron Ducksworth. They have no children but have 3 nephews, 12 Godchildren.