He has a PhD in teaching and learning from the University of Utah, with an emphasis on literacy in secondary social studies classrooms. A former middle school and high school teacher, his research focuses on history teaching and learning and historical literacy. He is the author of Building Students’ Historical Literacies: Learning to Read and Reason with Historical Texts and Evidence and co-authored Explorers of the American West: Mapping the World through Primary Documents. Jeff has published several journal articles and book chapters on the topic of historical literacy, literacy instruction, and teacher preparation. He has received several teaching awards and currently teaches historian’s craft and teaching methods courses for prospective social studies and history teachers.