Tim Turnquist
Assistant Professor of Practice School of Global Integrative Studies University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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OLDH 816
Lincoln, NE 68588-0368 - Phone
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402-472-2411 On-campus 2-2411
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s-tturnqu1@unl.edu
Timothy Turnquist joined the department in 2025 after earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He specializes in the history of Jewish and “non-Aryan” Christian refugees from Nazi Germany. Additionally, he teaches global studies, human rights, and contemporary trends in (im)migration. He is currently the director of the Social Entrepreneurship Certificate program in the College of Arts and Sciences. He works with students, faculty, and the community to create lasting social impact through internships and other opportunities.
Publications
Turnquist, Timothy. “Semites on Display: David Gordon Lyon and the Jewish Other at Harvard University, 1889-1926.” In Antisemitism in the 1930s and Today: Contemporary Holocaust Studies, edited by Ari Kohen and Gerald Steinacher. Second volume. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2021.
Turnquist, Timothy. Review of Building Nazi Germany: Place, Space, and Ideology, by Joshua Hagen and Robert C. Ostergren. In Historical Geography (2021).