Kevin M . Graham, PhD

Chair, Department of Philosophy

Professor

Contact

kgraham@creighton.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy
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Kevin M . Graham, PhD

Chair, Department of Philosophy

Professor

Dr. Graham has taught philosophy in the College of Arts & Sciences since 1996. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Philosophy; he previously served as Associate Chair of the department during 2005-2009 and as Chair of the department during 2009-2013. Dr. Graham served the university as Director of the Magis Core Curriculum during 2013-2017, and as Interim Director of the Magis Core Curriculum during Fall Semester 2018 and Fall Semester 2020.
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Dr. Graham's primary areas of research interest are in the fields of social and political philosophy, the philosophy of race, and the scholarship of teaching and learning in philosophy. He is the author of Beyond Redistribution: White Supremacy and Racial Justice ((Lexington Books, 2010), as well as numerous articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

Teaching Interests

  • Social and political philosophy

Research Focus

Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Department

Philosophy

Position

Professor

Books

  • Lexington Books: A Division of Rowman and Littlefield
    Kevin M. Graham, Beyond Redistribution: White Supremacy and Racial Justice 2010
  • Humanity Books
    Kevin M. Graham, Participatory Democracy in an Age of Global Capitalism, in The Problems of Resistance: Studies in Alternate Political Cultures, ed. Steve Martinot, with Joy James., p. 155-168 2001

Articles

  • Teaching Philosophy
    Kevin M. Graham, Aaron Leavelle and Katherine Plummer-Reed Out of the Stove-Heated Room and Into the Agora: The Emergence of Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Philosophy
    46, p. 143-61 2023
  • Social Philosophy Today
    Graham, Kevin M., Anaja Arthur, Ali Griswold, Beau Kearns, Quinlyn Klade, Maddox Larson, and Suraya Wayne Black Trust and White Allies: Insights from Slave Narratives
    39, p. 183-195 2023
  • Radical Philosophy Review
    Kevin M. Graham, A Standpoint on Race: On Debts Owed to Charles W. Mills by a White Philosopher
    25, p. 253-63 2022
  • Social Philosophy Today
    Kevin M. Graham, Anaja Arthur, Hannah Frazer, Ali Griswold, Emma Kitteringham, Quinlyn Klade, and Jaliya Nagahawatte Slave Narratives and Epistemic Injustice
    38, p. 83-97 2022
  • Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    Kevin M. Graham, Brian Kokensparger Blended Instruction in Symbolic Logic
    21, p. 1-14 2021
  • Social Philosophy Today
    Graham, Kevin M., ''The Chinese Must Go': The Racial Oppression of Chinese Americans, 1840-1965'
    24, p. 151-161 2009
  • Social Philosophy Today
    Kevin M. Graham, The Chinese must go: The racial oppression of Chinese Americans, 1840-1965
    25 2008
  • Social Philosophy Today
    Kevin M. Graham, After the Buses Stop Running: Distributive Justice or Dialogue?
    16, p. 59-76 2002
  • Philosophy of the Social Sciences
    Kevin M. Graham, Race and the limits of liberalism
    32, p. 219-239 2002
  • Journal of Value Inquiry
    Kevin Graham, Autonomy, individualism, and social justice
    36, p. 43-57 2002
  • Public Affairs Quarterly
    Kevin M. Graham, Racism and the Limits of Distributive Justice
    Vol. 15, no. 3, p. 271-289 2001
  • Social Theory & Practice
    Kevin M. Graham, The Political Significance of Social Identity: A Critique of Rawls's Theory of Agency
    25, p. 201-222 2000

Presentations

  • Poster Presentation: "Student Learning Outcomes in Online and Traditional Ethics Courses", presented to the SoTL Commons Conference 2016 in Savannah, GA 2016
  • Poster presentation: "A Blended Approach to Logic Instruction in Philosophy: Analysis of Preliminary Results", presented to the 11th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Quebec City, Canada 2014
  • Poster Co-Presentation: "Gathering Around the Table: Creating Campus-Wide Dialogue to Reform General Education", presented with Holly Ann Harris to the Association of American Colleges & Universities General Education & Assessment Conference 2014 in Portland, OR. 2014
  • "Talking About Race", presented to the 30th International Social Philosophy Conference at Quinnipiac University. 2013
  • "A Blended Approach to Logic Instruction in Philosophy", presented to the 2013 International Institute for SoTL Scholars and Mentors at Loyola Marymount University (May-Jun. 2013). 2013

Awards

  • Magis Core Curriculum Champion
    Creighton University Magis Core Curriculum Director and Associate Director
  • Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Ferlic Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
    Creighton University Research Council
  • 2017 Iggy Award
    Awarded to a professor, staff member, faculty advisor or student leader who provided special counsel and support during a student’s first semester.
    Creighton EDGE
  • Dean's Award for Professional Excellence in Service
    College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dean’s Award for Professional Excellence in Freshman Advising
    College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dean’s Award for Professional Excellence in Advising in the Major
    College of Arts & Sciences