Dr. Dehm is joining Wheeling University to lead the school’s Theology program.
Dr. Zachary Dehm has recently been welcomed to the faculty at Wheeling University, where he will lead the school’s Theology Program. His goals in his new position include guiding students in their Catholic faith and helping them in the exploration of life’s theological and spiritual questions.
Dr. Dehm’s new official position is Assistant Professor of Theology, and as such is committed to the teaching of religion at Wheeling. Theology classes are part of the core curriculum at the school, and all undergraduate students must complete them.
In an article posted on Wheeling’s website, Dr. Dehm was quoted on the importance of such courses, saying, “Theology is an essential part of a Catholic, liberal arts education. As a discipline, I believe it can help our students grow as critical thinkers whether or not they are Catholic. It helps students grow into people of action and responsible citizenship.”
Dr. Dehm completed his doctorate work in Systematic Theology from Duquesne University back in 2024. His dissertation covered the work of Filipino theologian Catalino G. Arévalo. Dr. Dehm’s Master of Theological Studies degree was earned from the Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry back in the spring of 2015. He received his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religious studies from the University of Toledo, where he graduated with departmental honors.
Dr. Dehm has previously held teaching positions at a number of universities and colleges around the East Coast and Midwest. He has expressed pleasure in participating in university life throughout his career so far. He has held a range of positions over the past fifteen years at the University of Toledo’s Center for Religious Understanding, and has also served as the Director of Program Operations for graduate theological studies at Maryland’s Loyola University between 2024 and 2025. While a graduate student, Dehm served as chair for the peer selection committee for the Duquesne University Graduate Student Research Symposium between 2017 and 2023. He has also sat on the editorial board of Boston College’s graduate theology journal, Lumen et Vita.
Dr. Dehm has been awarded various small research grants so far in his career. The most recent of which was awarded through the Grace Morrissey Theology Research Award at Duquesne for his work on the contributions of the American bishops to debate over Jewish-Christian relations at the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
He is currently teaching the Religious Quest and Introduction to Catholicism classes at Wheeling.
More information about Wheeling University can be found at the school’s website.