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Charles Kerns, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science
Graziadio School of Business and Management

Phone: (626) 577-2491
E-mail: charles.kerns@pepperdine.edu
Location: West Los Angeles Graduate Campus

Areas of Expertise

  • Corporate ethics
  • Value-centered leadershipo
  • Performance-based management
  • Professional management for business
  • Executive coaching

Dr. Kerns has more than 30 years of business, management and consulting experience. Through his private consulting firm, Corperformance Inc., Dr. Kerns has implemented performance-based management systems for companies in many industries. In 1998, he merged his practice with an international consulting firm where he served as Director of Organizational Consulting before joining the Graziadio School as an Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science. He has taught in nearly every program in the Graziadio School and served as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. In his work he strives to integrate his consulting, teaching, and writing. His is an expert in designing and implementing high-performance positive oriented work cultures. Dr. Kerns holds a Diplomate, ABPP, in both Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology.

Media Contact Information

Office of Public Relations
Pepperdine University
Direct: (310) 506-4138
E-mail: pr@pepperdine.edu
 F. Douglas Gore III
Director of Public Relations
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Direct: (310) 568-5580
E-mail: fgore@pepperdine.edu

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Mark Mallinger, Ph.D. 
Associate Dean of the Full-time MBA Program and Professor of Applied Behaviorial Science
Graziadio School of Business and Management

Phone: (310) 506-6962
Cellular: (310) 749-1174
E-mail: mark.mallinger@pepperdine.edu
Location: Malibu Campus

Areas of Expertise

  • Management development
  • Organizational culture
  • Executive coaching
  • Performance assessment

As a consultant, Dr. Mallinger specializes in management development and organizational change specifically related to corporate culture. An experienced educator in the fields of organizational behavior, management theory, and human relations, Dr. Mallinger previously taught at Pepperdine's Seaver College, where he was awarded the Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award in 1993. He also served as an Irvine Foundation Fellow in the area of multicultural training and a Sears-Roebuck Fellow integrating non-western perspectives into academic disciplines. His research has been published in several journals including the Journal of Organizational Change Management, the Advanced Management Journal, and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Review.

Media Contact Information

Office of Public Relations
Pepperdine University
Direct: (310) 506-4138
E-mail: pr@pepperdine.edu
 F. Douglas Gore III
Director of Public Relations
Graziadio School of Business and Management
Direct: (310) 568-5580
E-mail: fgore@pepperdine.edu