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Boyd Petersen

Boyd Petersen
Born (1962-02-23) February 23, 1962 (age 55)
Provo, Utah
Nationality American
Education French, international relations (B. A.)
Comparative literature (M. A., Ph.D.)
Alma mater Brigham Young University
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Utah
Occupation University professor, author
Known for Mormon scholar
Editor of Dialogue
Candidate for the Utah House of Representatives
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Zina Nibley Petersen
Children 4
Website boydpetersen.com

Boyd Jay Petersen (born February 23, 1962) is program coordinator for Mormon Studies at Utah Valley University (UVU) and teaches English and literature at UVU and Brigham Young University (BYU). He has also been a biographer of Hugh Nibley, a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives, and president of the Association for Mormon Letters. He was named editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought for the term 2016-2020.

Petersen was born in Provo, Utah, and raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). From 1980-1981, he was a proselyting missionary in Paris, France.

After his mission, Petersen attended Brigham Young University (BYU), receiving his bachelor's degree in French and international relations in 1988. In 1995, he received an M.A. in comparative literature from the University of Maryland at College Park. In 2007, he completed his Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Utah's Department of Languages and Literature.

Petersen has been an intern for the U.S. House of Representatives, in the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and a Senior Information Specialist for the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress.


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