Jeffery D. Nokes

Jeffery D. Nokes is an associate professor in the History Department at Brigham Young University. 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, historical literacy, pre-service teacher development, and preparing young people for civic engagement. He has received several teaching awards and currently teaches historian’s craft and methods of teaching courses for prospective social studies and history teachers. In his free time he enjoys exploring the mountains and canyons of the western United States with his family.