Jeff received his B.A. in 2002 from Wayne State College (WSC) in Northeastern Nebraska where he studied organizational communication, corporate and community relations, and public relations. Jeff also earned minors in mathematics and computer science. Jeff spent three years working as a peer tutor for communication studies students at WSC; he earned a prestigious national tutoring award from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). Jeff completed his Ph.D. at North Dakota State University in 2007. His primary research explores how people manage privacy when interacting on social media and the impact of a variety of factors on subsequent communication practices.