Sershen holds a PhD in Plant Biology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and a Post-graduate diploma in Higher Education Florida Gulf Coast University/University of the Western Cape
Senior Professor of Practice; Andew A. N. Pritzker Director of the Tulane Debate Society; Program Director-Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship Tulane University
Licensed Mental Health Professional Violence Intervention & Prevention VIP LLC, and the Gun Violence Intervention & Prevention Outreach & Research Center,
Assistant Director Community Engagement and Education (CEEd) Core at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain Office of Academic Clinical Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.