W. Paul Reeve

W. Paul Reeve (born July 27, 1968) is an American historian and Simmons Professor of Mormon Studies and History in the History Department at the University of Utah. He became chair of the History Department on 1 July 2022.

Reeve is an influential scholar of Mormon race history and Utah history.

Early life and education Reeve was born in Hurricane, Utah. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Utah, where he studied with Dean L. May.

Career Prior to teaching at the University of Utah, Reeve taught at Southern Virginia University and Salt Lake Community College.

Reeve oversees the digital project Century of Black Mormons, which identifies Black Mormons across the United States and internationally who were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ between 1830 and 1930. Alongside Reeve, "independent historian" Ardis E. Parshall contributes to the Century of Black Mormons project.

Reeve has been the recipient of the University of Utah's Early Career Teaching Award, and the College of Humanities' Ramona W. Cannon Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities.

Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia was released in 2010. The book was co-edited by W. Paul Reeve and Ardis E. Parshall. Reeve, W. Paul (2023). Let's Talk About Race and Priesthood. Deseret Book.