Jill Turner

Jill Turner

Library Professor

Contact Info:
Campus: Corktown Campus
Building: School of Dentistry
Room: 2000
Phone: 313-494-6903
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Degrees

  • Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, University of Detroit Mercy
  • Master of Library and Information Science, Wayne State University
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

Biography

Jill Turner joined the University in 2010 from the Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University. She is a former ICU nurse and U.S. Army veteran. She has previously served as president and treasurer of the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association and was awarded Librarian of the Year in 2021.

Turner loves her job, and that is her motivation for work. She loves being a librarian, working with students, faculty and administration in the Detroit Mercy community. She also love managing information, from its retrieval to its dissemination, and helping others do the same.