Jeffrey Wilhelm is Professor of English Education at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
He is the founding director of the
Boise State Writing Project which supports over 1000 teachers each year with over 30,000 contact hours of professional development.
He is a highly regarded author or co-author of
24 books about literacy and literacy education.
Jeff
has devoted his professional career to helping teachers help their
students. He is particularly devoted to assisting students who are
considered to be reluctant, struggling or at-risk.
His research
agenda is organized around creating supportive inquiry-oriented
contexts for developing and performing literacy, literate behaviors and
literate identities. His research demonstrates how inquiry
environments are powerful contexts for learning literacy and achieving
deep understanding.