Mark Graham
Pronouns: He/Him and They/Them
Associate Professor of Religious Studies; South Asian Studies; East Asian Studies; Co-Liaison to the Museum & Archival Studies Pathway; Associate Dean of Academic Advising
Phone: 330-263-2138
Office: Kauke 004
About
I serve as the Associate Dean for Academic Advising in the Academic Resource Center. I have been in this role since 2022, but I have been involved with APEX-related programs for several years before joining the APEX team. In my role in academic advising, I can help students with any aspect of academic planning, including consultation on immediate decisions about registration for courses; and longer-term educational planning (“four-year plan”), involving discussions of majors, minors or Pathways. I also work with the ARCH program, helping new students start their academic journeys at Wooster; and regularly teach First-Year Seminar.
I am a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department since 2002. I teach a wide range of Religious Studies courses that contribute to the following programs: Museum and Archival Studies; South Asian Studies; East Asian Studies.
Strengths:
learner | context | relator | adaptability | restorative
Degrees
- B.A., Ohio University 1979
- M.A., Ohio University 1988
- Ph.D., Indiana University 2003
My current research focuses on religion and film, and on religion, religious studies, and public intellectuals in American society.
- RELS 110: Religions East & West
- RELS 216: Chinese Religions
- RELS 220: Buddhism
- RELS 243: Religious and Spiritual Autobiography
- RELS 263: Religion and Literature
- RELS 264: Religion and Film
- RELS 267: Asian Religions in America
- RELS 269: Religious Visual and Material Culture
- RELS 401: Junior Independent Study
- RELS 451, 452: Senior Independent Study
Graham is the author of articles on religion and literature, and religion in American public memorials.
- American Academy of Religion
- Association for Asian Studies