Graham Kelder, JD

Co-Director LAWU Legal Studies
Prelaw Advisor, College of Arts & Sciences

Education

• MDiv, summa cum laude, Boston University School of Theology 2021
• JD Northeastern University Scholl of Law 1988
• BA, with honors in Political Science, The Johns Hopkins University 1983

Research/Creative Interests

I have published extensively in the fields of tobacco litigation, tobacco control, public health, and organized labor. I am now beginning to do research and writing in politics and religion, social ethics and socially engaged spirituality.

Teaching Philosophy

I take both a theoretical and practical approach to teaching. In addition to teaching students about the law, public policy, and politics and religion, I also provide them with a wealth of practical career advice.

Professional Activities & Affiliations

• Member, Advisory Board, Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics, Yale Law School Coordinator
• Edward L. Mark Lecture at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church Co-Coordinator, Adult Forum, Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church

Honors & Recognitions

• Dean's Fellow, Boston University School of Theology (2016 – 2021)
• American Cancer Society Service Award – One of the Most Influential People in Tobacco Control in the United States (2001)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant (2001)
• Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program Grant (1996)
• National Cancer Institute Grant (1994)
• Columbia Journalism Review – Key Press Contact in Tobacco Control and Tobacco Litigation (1994)

Employment History

• Project Director, Organized Labor & Tobacco Control Network, Center for Community-Based Research (CCBR), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2002 – 2005)
• Senior Policy Analyst/Staff Attorney, Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (2000 – 2002)
• Managing Attorney, Tobacco Control Resource Center/Tobacco Products Liability Project, Northeastern University School of Law (1994 – 2000)
• Legal Practice Skills Instructor, Suffolk University Law School (1990 – 1994)
• Judicial Law Clerk, Massachusetts Superior Court (1988 – 1990)

Publications

• Kelder, G., & Bellone, E. (2024, October 25). What’s in a Name? Branding Theory in Higher Education and current Naming Patterns in Undergraduate Law Programs [Paper presentation]. AAfPE National Conference, Washington, DC, United States.
• Bellone, E., & Kelder, G. (2024, October 25). The Flipped Classroom: Engaging Students in Undergraduate Legal Studies [Paper presentation]. AAfPE National Conference, Washington, DC, United States.
• Kelder, G., & Bellone, E. (2011). Labels Matter: Branding Theory in Higher Education and Naming Patterns in Legal and Paralegal Studies Programs. In R. Mongue (Ed.), The Empowered Paralegal Professionalism Anthology (pp. 321–345). Carolina Academic Press.
• Kelder, G. (Ed.). (2000). A Guide to Enforcing the Multistate Master Settlement Agreement. Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.
• Barbeau, E., DeLaurier, G., Kelder, G., McLellan, D., Sorensen, G., Balbach, E., & Levenstein, C. (2007). A Decade of Work on Organized Labor and Tobacco Control: Reflections on Research & Coalition-Building. Journal of Public Health Policy, 28, 118–135.
• Kelder, G., & Daynard, R. (1997). The Role of Litigation in the Effective Control of the Sale and Use of Tobacco. Stanford Law & Policy Review, 8(1), 63–98.