Assistant Professor of Education
School of Education, Room 216
University of Colorado at Boulder
249 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0249
Phone: 303-492-8479
Fax: 303-492-7090
E-mail: brian.sevier@colorado.edu

Brian Sevier is assistant professor of education in the instruction and curriculum content areas program (ICCA). His primary instructional focus and teaching responsibility is elementary social studies methods at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Sevier’s research includes the following: the critical analysis of the creation of curricular materials, the process of becoming a teacher, and the impact of teacher gender on elementary classroom experiences. His dissertation, articles, and conference presentations have all looked at issues surrounding the creation of curricula and/or the consideration of the ways in which teachers can utilize instructional practices to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills in their students. He has conducted ethnographic and historical research regarding the education and experiences of male elementary teachers and the involvement of elementary and middle school teachers in the creation of anti-racist/multicultural textbooks, units, and other instructional materials.

Dr. Sevier is a member of numerous professional organizations in education He was twice graduate student representative for Division F: Educational History and Historiography for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and continues to be active in that division. In addition, Dr. Sevier is also a member of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and the History of Education Society (HES).