Along with her teaching and departmental responsibilities, Dr. Tollison is also the Museum Historian for the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville where she oversees the oral and digital history programs and adult programming. A Ph.D. graduate in history from the University of South Carolina, Tollison was recently named a Fullbright Scholar and will be teaching the 2010 spring semester at the Chernivtsi National University in the Ukraine. She was the recipient of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce's Young Professional of the Year award in 2006.