Allison Arp
Allie is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. She leads communications efforts to support the university’s land grant mission in research, Extension, and undergraduate education areas. Previously, Allie worked on international agriculture research projects and for soybean commodity organizations and has more than a decade of experience in agriculture and science communication. She received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and professional writing from the University of Northern Iowa and her master’s degree from Iowa State University where her thesis focused on communicating GMO technology to a non-science audience. Allie grew up in a farming community in eastern Iowa and currently lives in Volga, South Dakota. In her free time, she enjoys watching sports (specifically the Olympics and the NFL) and exploring the parks of South Dakota.