Biography
Jeffery D Nokes is an associate professor in the History Department at Brigham Young University. A former middle school and high school teacher, his research focuses on history teaching and learning. He is the author of Building Students’ Historical Literacies: Learning to Read and Reason with Historical Texts and Evidence and has published several journal articles and book chapters on the topic of historical literacy, literacy instruction, and teacher preparation. He currently teaches a “methods of teaching history and social studies” course, an “explorations of teaching” course, and a course on historical literacy.
Research Interests
History pedagogy,Historical literacies,
History teacher preparation
Democratic education
Curriculum development
Civic engagement
Teaching Interests
Methods of Teaching History and Social Studies, Building Historical Literacies,Early World Civilizations, Utah History, Teaching Practicum supervision,
Explorations of Teaching History and Social Studies
Honors and Awards
- Frank W. Fox Excellence in Teaching Award, Brigham Young University History Department (2019 - 2019)
- Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award, Brigham Young University (2019 - 2019)
- Excellence in Teaching: Best of State, National Council for the Social Studies (2016 - 2016)
- Martin B. Hickman FHSS Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Family, Home and Social Sciences (2015 - 2015)
Memberships
- American Historical Association (2017 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, Pacific Coast Branch American Historical Association Teaching Committee (2019 - 2022)