Distinguished Professor, Department of Writing Studies and Director, Boise State Writing Project
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is a Distinguished Professor of English Education at Boise State University where he has been since 2003. A classroom teacher for fifteen years, he has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the founding director of the Boise State Writing Project and a highly regarded author and presenter.
Dr. Wilhelm's interests include team teaching, co-constructing inquiry-driven curriculum with students, and pursuing teacher research. His recent research agenda includes studying how student reading, writing, and thinking can be supported through the use of art, drama, and technology. He has studied adolescent boys and their reading, attitudes, aspirations, and the school opportunities available to them for actualizing and performing different ways of being literate. He is particularly interested in supporting the learning of students who are often considered to be reluctant or resistant.
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About Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is a Distinguished Professor of English Education at Boise State University where he has been since 2003. A classroom teacher for fifteen years, he has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the founding director of the Boise State Writing Project and a highly regarded author and presenter.
Dr. Wilhelm's interests include team teaching, co-constructing inquiry-driven curriculum with students, and pursuing teacher research. His recent research agenda includes studying how student reading, writing, and thinking can be supported through the use of art, drama, and technology. He has studied adolescent boys and their reading, attitudes, aspirations, and the school opportunities available to them for actualizing and performing different ways of being literate. He is particularly interested in supporting the learning of students who are often considered to be reluctant or resistant.
| 2003 - Present | Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Writing Studies | |
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| Present | Director, Boise State University ‐ Boise State Writing Project | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 - 2022 | Using the "EMPOWER Method" to enable students to contextualize documents and in-person interviews, and to promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and the value of different perspectives on issues. |
| National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) | |
| A More Perfect Union Special Initiative Grant | |
| $60,000 |
Honors and Awards
- 2015 - Thought Leader in Adolescent Literacy, International Reading Association's Secondary Reading Interest Group
- 2013-2014 - Distinguished Professor, Boise State University
- 2010 - Scholastic Publishers Literacy Hero Award for Contributions to Adolescent Literacy
- 2009 - Boise State University Foundation Scholar Award, Service
- 2009 - American Library Association Choice Outstanding Academic Title from 2008 for "You Gotta BE the Book" 2nd ed.
| Ph.D. - Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin - Madison | ||
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Contact Information
E-mail: jwilhelm@boisestate.edu