Alison Turner

Alison Turner serves as an Assistant Professor of Practice and Faculty Curator at the South Dakota Oral History Center, University of South Dakota. Based in the I D Weeks Library (231 I D Weeks Library), she oversees oral history collections and can be contacted at 605-658-3382 or alison.turner@usd.edu.

Her research centers on oral history methodologies and public engagement with historical narratives, emphasizing community-based documentation and preservation practices. As Faculty Curator, she manages archival workflows and ensures accessibility of primary source materials for academic and public use.

Her work bridges academic scholarship with practical curation, focusing on regional South Dakota history and interdisciplinary approaches to preserving lived experiences through recorded interviews and digital archiving systems.