• Ph D, History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010
• MA, History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006
• BA, History, Gettysburg College, 2000

• Doris Duke Oral History Revitalization Project, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, (2022 - 2023)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Herley, Samuel . Voices of Wounded Knee: The Recordings of the South Dakota Oral History Center on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Occupation. In South Dakota History Magazine, editors Slater Sabo. Vol. 53, Iss. 4 Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota History Magazine, 2023.
• Herley, Samuel . From Northfield to Springfield: the Escape of the James Brothers from History into Legend Along the Big Sioux River. In Heartland River, editors Jon Lauck.

• Herley, Samuel , Reciprocity, Responsibility, and the Doris Duke Native American Oral History Revitalization Project . Presented at the ATALM 2023 Conference, Temecula, CA. (October 2023)
• Herley, Samuel , Oscar Howe Legacy at University of South Dakota. Presented at the Oscar Howe Summer Art Institute, Warren M Lee Center for Fine Arts. (June 08, 2023)
• Herley, Samuel , Presented at the University of South Dakota Oral History Gathering, Vermillion, SD. (May 2023)
• Herley, Samuel , South Dakota Oral History Center, collecting and curating oral histories. Presented at the "Collecting Oral Histories of West Central Minnesota", Morris, MN. (March 29, 2023)
• Herley, Samuel , Oral Histories at the University of South Dakota. Presented at the Native American Oral History Symposium, Virtual. (April 05, 2022)
• Herley, Sam, and Ducheneaux, Tawa, Harmony and Disharmony: the Struggle for Freedom, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination among Native American Voices of Wounded Knee. Presented at the IOHA Virtual Conference 2021, Virtual. (August 27, 2021)
• Herley, Samuel , New Thinking on the Big Sioux River. Presented at the Dakota Conference on the Northern Plains, Augustana University (Center for Western Studies). (August 2021)
• Herley, Samuel , Accessibility of Oral Histories in the Digital Age. Presented at the Western History Association virtual workshop, Virtual. (August 2020)