She is the author of Bound by a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 (New York University Press, 2004), as well as co-author of Teaching U.S. History: Dialogues Between Teachers and Historians (Routledge Press, 2010) and co-author of Teaching Recent Global History (Routledge Press, forthcoming). Dr Turk received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is currently planning a second book on the history of sororities, focusing on the years 1930-present.