H. “Herukhuti” Sharif Williams, Ph.D., M.Ed is a cultural studies scholar, sexologist, systems theorist, cultural worker, and interdisciplinary sociocultural scientist whose work operates at the intersection of race, culture, sexuality, and spirituality. A practitioner of tai chi chuan, chi kung, hatha yoga, and pranayama, Dr. Herukhuti has taught wellness and embodied health practices for decades. He is a past recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health-funded graduate research assistantship that included training in sex research, HIV prevention research, and socio-clinical research methodology at the HIV Center for Clinical Behavioral Studies at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Herukhuti is also a human rights and social justice activist who has participated in the decolonization movement and intersectional politics for three decades.