Research News
Pepperdine faculty and students have been busy with a variety of research projects.
Learn about the latest developments in Pepperdine research news:
2017
- Seaver professor Jason Blakely explores why political science is an ethical issue
- Seaver professor Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso examines the mental health of Netherlands women working in the sex service industry
- Graduate School of Public Policy Student Marina Harden studies Blackwater USA's civilian soldiers fighting in the War on Terror
- Seaver philosophy professor Tomás Bogardus and student Mallorie Urban explore whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God
- School of Law professor Robert Anderson IV examines how Merger Agreements, one of the most economically significant areas of legal practice, has evolved so poorly
- Seaver professor John Mann and student Michael Hernandez explore the recently discovered and astounding properties of semiconductors when isolated in extremely thin 2D sheets
- GSEP professor Thema Bryant-Davis analyzes how racism and ethnic bias continue to prohibit those enslaved to human trafficking
- GSBM professor Maretno Agus Harjoto examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility and degrees of operating and financial leverage
2016
- Assistant Professor of Economics Michael Olabisi Named Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow
- A biologist's, Seaver's Javier Monzón, encounter with a wild animal leads to the exploration of a species new to New York City
- "Justice for All: Study Abroad Leads to Legal Reform in Uganda"-- the first-person essay by SOL's Jim Gash
- Seaver Professor Paul Contino Publishes Research on "Geoffrey Hill's "Hard-Won Affirmation"
- Eric Hamilton's paper reports exploratory work that investigates inter-generational collaboration between students and teachers in a digitized version of the maker movement
- William Ota Presents Research at Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research (SCCUR)
2015
- Seaver professor Cindy Miller-Perrin examines the relationship between religious faith and optimal psychological functioning
- Doctoral student at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Roxana Zarrabi examines how gratitude can be birthed from trauma
- Sociology professor Rebecca Kim writes on the history of Korean missionaries in the United States
- Graduate School of Business and Management professor Andreas Simon examines long term growth forecasts and their reflected profitability of stock recommendations
- Professor Darren Good studies how mindfulness at work, or the lack thereof, impacts key workplace outcomes
- Professor of Sports Medicine Jeffrey Jasperse studies how the body's position affects hyperemia, an excess blood in the vasculature
- School of Law professor Carol A. Chase examines the Supreme Court's ruling in Florida v. Jardines and its ramifications on the use of narcotics detecting dogs in law enforcement
- School of Public Policy student Todd Royal investigates the US' aging nuclear arsenal and its call for modernization
- School of Law professor Thomas J. Stipanowich outlines the evolution of international mediation and its need for increased dialogue and deliberation
- Student Shirley Pakdaman analyzes the ethics of clinical supervision in the training of mental health professionals
- Professor Kevin Groves displays a multidimensional model and measure to study linear and nonlinear thinking
2014
- Nicole Nakamatsu Presents Research at National Park Service Symposium
- Drones and Aerial Surveillance: SOL professor Gregory McNeal's paper part of a Brookings series focused on the future of civilian robots
- Seaver distinguished professor Dan Caldwell's article addresses the effects of jet lag and its impact on modern diplomacy
- SPP's Luisa Blanco publishes "Study on Crime and Investment in Latin American and the Caribbean" with USAID.
- "Walking" Fish: Biologist Karen Martin's Featured Video and Research on Grunions for National Geographic
- Stella Erbes, Milt Shatzer, and Robert Williams Featured in eCampus News
- Healing History: GSEP Professor Daryl Rowe Seeks the Emotional Emancipation of African Americans
- The Nexus of Vocation and Calling: Graziadio School Professor Ed Rockey Seeks Meaning in his Work
- Ronald Batchelder Receives the Duncan Black Prize for the Best Paper in Public Choice
- Freddy Vasquez Presents "The Myth About Spanish Conquest" at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research
- Advertising in the Digital Age: Ginger Rosenkrans Receives Grants to Explore Mobile and Social Media Ad Effectiveness
- Seaver Students and Professors Collaborate on an Interdisciplinary Study of Prostitution
- Recent Faculty Grant News from Research and Sponsored Programs, Featured in Wavefront
- Professor David Holmes Wins the Theresa Enos Anniversary Award for his Essay in Rhetoric Review
- Faculty-Student Publication by Seaver's Dr. Tomás Bogardus and Chad Marxen
- Thomas J. Stipanowich's Reflections on Nelson Mandela in "A Legacy of Reconciliation"
2013
- Buyer Beware: Graziadio School Professor Nelson Granados Uncovers How New Information Changes the Online Retail Space
- A Bit of History Repeating: Two scholars and a Student Explore Why Looking Back Helps Move Public Policy Forward
- Rodney L. Honeycutt's Collaborative Research on Cichlid Fishes in the Neotropics
- Pepperdine Seaver Students Sweep Sigma Tau Delta's Annual Conference
- Victoria's Web: Victoria Lekson's Keck Scholarship and Research on the Web Strength of Native Malibu Spiders
- Religion, Nationalism, and Co-authors Joel S. Fetzer and J. Christopher Soper
- Undergraduate Shiloh Rainwater Publishes Research on "China's Arctic Strategy"
- Exploring "God, Freedom, and Human Dignity" with Ronald Highfield
- Brain in Motion: GSEP Professor Louis Cozolino Reveals How Our Brains and Relationships Shape How We Learn
2012
- Seaver professor of mathematics Kendra Killpatrick examines the parity of certain coefficients of Catalan Numbers
- GSBM professor Nelson Granados studies how á la carte pricing and demand-based price elasticity has affected air travel industries
- Professor Kindalee Pfremmer DeLong outlines Biblical childbearing imagery in the book of Ezra
- School of Law Adjunct Publications finds success in both fiction and nonfiction markets
- Professor Luisa Blanco examines competition between tax havens
- Professor Lee Kats demonstrates that ultraviolet radiation affects behavior of poison dart frogs
- Professor Donald Childress III scrutinizes the use of forum conveniens doctrine in transnational cases