Kevin M . Graham, PhD

Chair, Department of Philosophy

Professor

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College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy
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DHHC - Dowling Hall/Humanities Center - 106

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

  • Rowe Gillian, The handbook for nursing associates and assistant practitioners 2020
  • The Cambridge Rawls Lexicon
    Graham Kevin M, Race [Book Chapter] 2014
  • Beyond Redistribution
    Graham Kevin M, Distributive Justice and the Injustice of Hate Speech [Book Chapter] 2010
  • Babor T., Alcohol, no ordinary commodity 2010
  • Beyond Redistribution
    Graham Kevin M, Police Violence and the White Supremacist State [Book Chapter] 2010
  • Graham K, Paradise Lost? Adolescent Alienation in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials [Book Chapter] 2010
  • Beyond Redistribution
    Graham Kevin M, Racism or White Supremacy? Understanding Race-Related Injustice [Book Chapter] 2010
  • Beyond Redistribution
    Graham Kevin M, The Political Significance of Social Identity [Book Chapter] 2010
  • Graham Kevin, Jesus from A to Z 2009
  • Graham K, Mother Eve: Philip Pullman and Conceptions of Good and Evil [Book Chapter] 2008
  • Graham K, Perspectives on American book culture: Artifacts and commentary 2004
  • Comparative quantification of health risks
    Rehm J., Alcohol [Book Chapter] 2004
  • King-Rowley D, Panel: 'Engineers leading engineers: preparation, experience, learning, and results' 2001
  • Graham Kevin, Ralph Nader: battling for democracy 2000
  • Graham Kevin, Environmental heroes: success stories of people at work for the earth 2000
  • Graham K, Max Weber and democratic politics 1998
  • Graham K, A harm reduction approach to treating older adults: The clients speak 1997
  • Chandler Gary, Environmental causes 1997
  • Chandler Gary, Kids who make a difference 1996
  • Graham K, THE GENERAL WILL - ROUSSEAU, MARX, COMMUNISM - LEVINE,A 1995
  • Graham Kevin, Principle and Profit: Corporate Responsibility in Ireland 1993
  • Graham K, VOLUNTEERISM AND ADVOCACY 1992
  • Graham K, THE COMMON GOOD - JORDAN,B 1990
  • Cohen G A, SELF-OWNERSHIP, COMMUNISM AND EQUALITY 1990
  • Graham K, ALCOHOLISM - A GUIDE TO DIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT - GALLANT,DM 1989
  • Graham K, NARRATIVE AND ITS DISCONTENTS - PROBLEMS OF CLOSURE IN THE TRADITIONAL NOVEL - MILLER,DA 1984
  • Graham K, WORDS AND THINGS - AN EXAMINATION OF, AND AN ATTACK ON, LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY - GELLNER,E 1983
  • Graham M, Moose encounters 1983
  • Feldman L, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM IN CANADA._LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM AND REORGANIZATION 1981
  • Graham K, HARRIS,JC - BIOGRAPHY - COUSINS,PM 1971
  • Graham K, ANON - ASPECTS OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC PHARMACY 1967
  • Graham K., English Criticism of the Novel 1865-1900. Clarendon P 1966

Publications

  • Teaching philosophy
    Graham Kevin, Out of the Stove-Heated Room and into the Agora: The Emergence of Collaborative Undergraduate Research in Philosophy
    46:2, p. 143 - 161 2023
  • Social philosophy today
    Graham Kevin M., Black Trust and White Allies in advance 2023
  • Eleno M, Stocktake of placement preparation and clinical experience for New Zealand student nurses in aged care settings 2022
  • Radical philosophy review : RPR
    , A Standpoint on Race
    25:2, p. 253 - 263 2022
  • Social philosophy today
    Graham Kevin M., Slave Narratives and Epistemic Injustice
    38, p. 83 - 97 2022
  • The journal of scholarship of teaching and learning
    Graham Kevin, Blended Instruction in Symbolic Logic
    21:2, p. 1 2021
  • Frontiers for young minds
    Bhathe Vishnu Prithiv, How Do Scientists Know Dark Matter Exists?
    9 2021
  • The Poetry Ireland review
    Graham Kevin, ELIZABETH BISHOP IN IRELAND, p. 75 - 75 2019
  • The Poetry Ireland review
    Graham Kevin, PERENNIAL, p. 18 - 18 2017
  • The Poetry Ireland review
    Graham Kevin, TRACES, p. 72 - 72 2015
  • The Poetry Ireland review
    Graham Kevin, DERELICT, p. 11 - 11 2010
  • The Poetry Ireland review
    Graham Kevin, DIVING, p. 20 - 20 2009
  • Graham Kevin M., The Chinese Must Go: The Racial Oppression of Chinese Americans, 1840-1965 2009
  • Mills Charles, The racial contract 2002
  • Outlaw Jr., On race and philosophy 2002
  • McGary Howard, Race and social justice 2002
  • Social philosophy today
    Anderson-Gold Sharon, Race, social identity, and human dignity
    16, p. 11 - 224 2002
  • Public affairs quarterly
    Graham Kevin M., Racism and the Limits of Distributive Justice
    15:3, p. 271 - 289 2001
  • Radical philosophy today
    , Participatory Democracy in an Age of Global Capitalism
    2, p. 155 - 168 2001
  • The Journal of value inquiry
    Graham Kevin, Fifteenth International Social Philosophy Conference
    34:1, p. 105 - 109 2000
  • Social philosophy today
    , After the Buses Stop Running
    16, p. 59 - 76 2000
  • Graham K, The data warehouse: A knowledge creating resource? 1998
  • Graham K, Being some body: Choice and identity in a liberal pluralist world 1998
  • Canadian nurse (1924)
    Graham K, Inservice education for northern nurses
    90:3, p. 33 - 36 1994
  • European journal of political research
    Bellamy Richard, Capitalism, socialism and democracy revisited
    23:2, p. 117 - 243 1993
  • Graham K, WOLFF, J. - 'Nozick' (Book Review) 1993
  • Graham K, KUKATHAS, C. and PETTIT, P. - 'Rawls' (Book Review) 1993
  • Graham Kevin, Beyond Protest 1991
  • STAND MAGAZINE
    Graham K, CIRCULAR QUAY
    31:1, p. 48 - 54 1989
  • STAND MAGAZINE
    Graham K, RAVENSTORM
    30:1, p. 33 - 38 1989
  • Historic preservation (Washington, D.C.)
    Graham K, APPALACHIAS UNLIKELY HERO + SAVING THE RURAL HERITAGE WITH FOXFIRE MAGAZINE
    41:4, p. 38 - 43 1989
  • Philosophy (London)
    Graham K, FREEDOM LAW AND AUTHORITY .2. LIBERALISM AND LIBERTY - THE FRAGILITY OF A TRADITION, p. 207 - 223 1989
  • Television quarterly (Beverly Hills)
    Graham K, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPETITION AND QUALITY + THE EVOLVING WORLD OF TELEVISION
    23:4, p. 49 - 53 1988
  • Philosophy (London)
    Graham K, Morality, Individuals and Collectives, p. 1 - 18 1988
  • Royal Institute of Philosophy. Lecture Series
    Barry N, Freedom, Law and Authority in Key Themes in Philosophy, p. 191 - 223 1988
  • Costerus
    Graham K, The Tangible Dream in Essays on English and American Literature and a Sheaf of Poems Presented to David Wilkinson
    63, p. 35 - 53 1987
  • Journal of teaching in physical education
    Graham K, A Multifaceted Approach To Systematic Discovery And Documentation Of Teaching Learning Processes
    6, p. 50 - 65 1986
  • Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
    Houts A. C, Can religion make you Crazy? impact of client and therapist religious values on clinical judments
    54:2, p. 267 - 271 1986
  • Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
    Fishel Carolyn, CINAHL list of subject headings: a nursing thesaurus revised
    73:2, p. 153 - 159 1985
  • Political Studies
    Graham K, Regulative Political Theory : Language, Norms and Ideology
    33:1, p. 19 - 37 1985
  • T+D (Alexandria, Va.)
    Graham K, B.E.O.C. (Big Executives On Campus)
    38:6, p. 28 1984
  • Ratio Bristol
    Graham K, How Do Illocutionary Descriptions Explain?
    23:2, p. 124 - 135 1981
  • Synthese Helsinki
    Graham K, A Note on Reading Austin
    46:1, p. 143 - 147 1981
  • Philosophical (The) Quarterly S Andrews
    Graham K, The Recovery of Illocutionary Force
    30:119, p. 141 - 148 1980
  • English (London)
    Graham K., Thackeray: Prodigal Genius
    27:128-129, p. 211 - 216 1978
  • HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION REVIEW-REVUE DE L ASSOCIATION DES HUMANITES
    Graham K, GOOD DANDY + BEERBOHM,MAX
    29:1, p. 37 - 60 1978
  • Graham K, READING RAWLS - DANIELS,N 1978
  • TLS. Times literary supplement (1969)
    Graham K, AUSTIN,J.L. - REPLY, p. 741 - 741 1978
  • English (London)
    Graham K., Joseph Conrad: the Way of Dispossession; Joseph Conrad: a Commemoration
    26:125, p. 163 - 169 1977
  • Delta Montpellier
    Graham K, Acrobats in a Park: Performance and Catastrophe, p. 13 - 18 1977
  • English (London)
    Graham K., Tellers and Listeners: the Narrative Imagination
    25:122, p. 181 - 186 1976
  • English (London)
    Graham K., Jane Austen and the War of Ideas; Jane Austen and Education; Jane Austen
    25:121, p. 52 - 60 1976
  • Graham K, AUSTEN,JANE - BUSH,D 1976
  • The Conference Board record
    Graham K, IF BUSINESS CREDIBILITY MEANS ANYTHING
    13:3, p. 28 - 30 1976
  • Graham K, AUSTEN,JANE AND EDUCATION - DEVLIN,DD 1976
  • Graham K, AUSTEN,JANE AND THE WAR OF IDEAS - BUTLER,M 1976
  • Political Science
    Graham K, Does law have an inner morality?
    24, p. 24 - 37 1972
  • RATIO-ENGLAND
    Graham K, IFS, CANS AND DISPOSITIONS
    14:2, p. 186 - 198 1972
  • Graham K, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO STUDY OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE - RUBIN,LD 1971
  • The Review of English studies
    Graham K., Henry James and his Cult. By Maxwell Geismar. Pp. 464. London: Chatto and Windus, 1964. 30s. net
    XVI:62, p. 218 - 220 1965

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