Brandon Dahm

Dr. Brandon Dahm is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the M.A. Philosophy Program at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He holds Graduate Status Faculty and has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge. His academic work integrates teaching, research, and co-hosting the Published at Franciscan podcast.

Brandon Dahm's educational background includes the following degrees:

• B.A. in Philosophy, Iowa State University (2001-2005)
• M.A. in Philosophy, Southern Evangelical Seminary (2006-2011)
• Visiting Scholar at University of Cambridge (2009-2010), focusing on St. Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiæ under Thomas D’Andrea
• Ph.D. in Philosophy, Baylor University (2011-2016), dissertation: Knowing the Transcendent: Analogous Properties and Speaking About God under Thomas Hibbs

His research emphasizes Aquinas’s moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, and virtue ethics. Recently, he explores psychology’s role in virtue development and trauma’s impact on ethical frameworks. By analyzing vices like acedia and Thomistic metaphysics of personhood, his work bridges medieval theology with modern ethical and psychological challenges. He also examines interfaith ethics, particularly how pagan virtues align with Christian charity and divine authority.

Dr. Dahm has not been explicitly mentioned to have received any scientific awards or fellowships in the provided text.

In advising, he was a doctoral advisee of Thomas Hibbs. No specific grants or current advisees are noted. His contributions extend beyond academia through family, hobbies, and his conversion to Catholicism in 2013 with his wife, detailed in their book Evangelical Exodus.