Dr. Graham guides research and lectures on themes and figures in late antiquity–a field which includes the late Roman Empire, early Medieval Europe, the rise of Islam, and the early Byzantine Empire.

An accomplished scholar and active churchman, Dr. Graham has taught in the History department at Grove City College since 2003, serving as full professor there since 2013. He has also held positions at Stanford University, the University of Chicago, and Yanbian University of Science and Technology (Jilin Province, China). He is the author, with Eric H. Cline, of Ancient Empires: From Mesopotamia to the Rise of Islam (New York: Cambridge University Press, June 2011); News and Frontier Consciousness in the Late Roman Empire (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006); and an extensive list of articles, essays, and reviews. His affiliations include Centro di Conservazionie Archeologica (Belmonte and Sardinia); Society for Late Antiquity; Bir Ftouha Excavations (Carthage, Tunisia); and the Yanbian University of Science and Technology.

Dr. Graham’s ongoing research and teaching have focused on the early rise of Christianity in the context of the ancient world. He is currently on sabbatical writing his next monograph. In addition to decades of academic honors, professional service as a peer reviewer and panel chair in various contexts, and Harvard and NEH fellowships, Dr. Graham has been recognized for his exceptional work in the classroom. His commitment to sound pedagogy and research training includes his leadership in student research development and in study abroad courses in the Galapagos Islands and Quito, Ecuador; in Rome, Pompeii, and Tunisia; in Thessaloniki, Greece and Instanbul, Turkey; and the equivalent of a year of time in Carthage.