Dennis "Matt" Stevenson Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Social Studies Education
at the University of Texas at Tyler. He earned his bachelor's and master's degree
in history from the University of Florida and a doctorate in the Theory and Practice
in Teacher Education from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has taught
history and research methods at the secondary and post-secondary level for more than
two decades. He is currently researching teacher strategies for using mainstream films
in the classroom as primary sources, a project funded by the Library of Congress National
Film Registry.