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2021
- Caruso School of Law William H. Webster Chair in Dispute ResolutionThomas Stipanowich publishes his work in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review
- Seaver Blanche E. Seaver Chair of English Literature Maire Mullins publishes "Hannah Whitman Heyde: The Complete Correspondence"
- GSEP's Ebony Cain co-authors book chapters "Implementing a Critical Community of Practice Within a University-Based Teacher Induction Program" and "Building Racial Justice Into a Master's Program: Lessons From a Five-Year Equity-Mindedness Initiative"
- Graziadio assistant professor Bobbi Thomason collaborates with Harvard researchers for recent publication in the Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
- Seaver assistant professor Adam Pennell and his research colleague explore "The Effects of an Integrative, Universally Designed Motor Skill Intervention for Young Children With and Without Disabilities"
- GSEP faculty and student scholars publish their research examining "The Life Integration Framework: A Women's Global View on Work–Life and Work from Home"
- Seaver College assistant professor Howard Jean-Denis and his research colleagues publish their latest work in the Journal of African Business
- Seaver associate professor Jason Blakely research explores "Radicalizing and De-Radicalizing Charles Taylor"
- GSEP professor Thema Bryant-Davis and her colleague contribute book chapter "Historical and Contemporary Racial Trauma Among Black Americans: Black Wellness Matters"
- Seaver distinguished professor Karen Martin's recent publication InIchthyology & Herpetology explores "The Walker Scale: Details of a Method for Assessing Beach-Spawning Runs of California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae)" and she also discussed the recent Huntington Beach Oil Spill on American Shore Podcast
- Seaver professor of psychology Jennifer Harriger and her colleagues publish their research on "Strong Hero or Violent Playboy? Portrayals of Masculinity in Children's Animated Movies"
- The Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice features Stella Erbes, Seaver College associate professor, and her colleagues research "Understanding the Role of Traditional & Proficiency-Based Grading Systems Upon Student Learning and College Admissions"
- Seaver professor finance Levon Goukasian and his colleagues publish their research in the International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
- Seaver distinguished professor Cindy Miller-Perrin and her colleagues publish their work on "An Introduction to Child Maltreatment" with the American Psychological Association
- GSEP assistant professor Kevin Wong and his Hong Kong Baptist University colleague publish their latest research article in the Asia Pacific Journal of Education
- Seaver College professor Kevin Iga presented his research paper at the 12th International Conference on Clifford Algebras and their Applications in Mathematical Physics
- GSEP assistant professor Erlanger Turner and colleagues publish their research "Applying a MTSS framework to address racism and promote mental health for racial/ethnic minoritized youth"
- Seaver professors Roshawnda Derrick, Kindy DeLong, and Cari Myers publish their paper "Raising Institutional Awareness and Pedagogical Sensitivity: An Analysis of College Faculty Participation in SEED Training" in the Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice
- GSEP professors and alums publish their research in the International Society of the Learning Science journal
- Seaver assistant professor of nonprofit management Ruth Sessler Bernstein published her book, Performance through Diversity and Inclusion: Leveraging Organizational Practices for Equity and Results in September 2021
- Graziadio Business School researchers Christopher Worley and Darren Good publish recent study in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
- Seaver assistant professor Adam Pennell and his research collaborators publish their work in the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Graziadio Business School professor Charla Griffy-Brown and her colleagues publish their research "A Cyberphysical Vehicle Platform for the Mobility of the Future Creating New Value Networks and Business Models"
- Seaver distinguished professor of english Cyndia Clegg publishes research article in Renaissance Quarterly
- Graziadio Business Review, 2021 VOLUME 24 ISSUE 2, final issue is dedicated to Dr. Owen Hall, Jr.
- Seaver professors and their UCLA collaborators publish their research in the JoVE Journal (NIH National Library of Medicine)
- PGBS professor Cristel Russell and her colleague publish their work in the Journal of Consumer Research
- Seaver emeritus professor of biology Rodney Honeycutt edits publication for Frontiers, "DNA Barcodes: Controversies, Mechanisms and Future Applications"
- Seaver associate professor Nataria Joseph and colleagues publish their research in Psychosomatic Medicine, Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine
- Seaver assistant professor Ronald Conlin publishes his research in the Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing
- GSEP professors Jennifer Miyake-Trapp and Kevin Wong publish their research on "The Critical Language Reflection Tool: Promoting Critical Reflection and Critical Consciousness in TESOL Educators"
- Seaver assistant professor Alice Labban and McGill University collaborators publish their research in the European Journal of Marketing
- PGBS professor Cristina Gibson and colleagues publish research on "Sustaining Effectiveness in Global Teams: The Coevolution of Knowledge Management Activities and Technology Affordances"
- SPP professor Luisa Blanco Raynal and student scholars publish their research investigating "Financial Stress Among Latino Adults in California During COVID-19"
- Seaver professor of psychology Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso and Baylor research colleague explore "Humility in novice leaders: links to servant leadership and followers' satisfaction with leadership" in their recent The Journal of Positive Psychology publication
- PGBS assistant professor of finance Clemens Kownatzki and collaborators examine a "Case study of event risk management with options strangles and straddles"
- Seaver business administration researchers Steven Bauer and Ronald Conlin publish their research in International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing
- GSEP professor Thema Bryant-Davis and student researchers publish their work in Women & Therapy
- Seaver professor Lee Kats, Seaver student scholars, and collaborators at UCLA and Michigan State University examine "From Poison to Promise: The Evolution of Tetrodotoxin and Its Potential as a Therapeutic"
- Kfir Mordechay, assistant professor at GSEP, publishes working paper entitled "Diversifying Neighborhoods, Diversifying Schools? The Relationship between Neighborhood Racial Change and School Segregation in New York City" and "Gentrification, Demographic Change, and the Challenges of Integration"
- Seaver associate professor Nataria Joseph and research colleagues publish their work in Psychosomatic Medicine
- GSEP research Kevin Wong explores "Blending asynchronous and synchronous digital technologies and instructional approaches to facilitate remote learning"
- Seaver assistant professor Amanda Rizkallah purchases her research in the International Journal of Middle East Studies
- Caruso School of Law professor Maureen Weston publishes research in The International Sports Law Journal
- Seaver assistant professor Adam Pennell examines "The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale in Youth with Visual Impairments"
- Bobbi Thomason, Graziadio assistant professor of applied behavioral science, explores "Ideal or Idiosyncratic? How Women Manage Work-Family Role Conflict with Focal and Peripheral Role Senders"
- Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research, Volume 9 is released featuring 5 articles by Seaver student scholars
- Graziadio associate professor Kenneth Ko explores the "Best Offensive Percentage (BOP): A Superior Way to Measure the Offensive Value of a Baseball Player Than OPS" in his recent article published in the International Journal Statistical Sciences
- Seaver student scholar Hannah Albach publishes her research in the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Politics, Economics, and World Affairs
- Seaver professors and student scholar publish research on positive psychology traits in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research
- Graziadio professor Cristel Russell and research collaborator from HEC Paris author article on "The Cultivation of Parent and Child Materialism: A Parent–Child Dyadic Study"
- Seaver assistant professor Helen Holmlund and research collaborators publish their research in Plant, Cell & Environment
- GSEP researchers, Kathleen Eldridge and Jessica Mason, explore "Client Perceptions of the Most and Least Helpful Aspects of Couple Therapy"
- Graziadio professors publish their research "Blockchain and Cyber Risk: Identifying Areas of Cyber Risk and a Risk-Based Approach for Executives"
- Seaver associate professor Ho-Young "Anthony" Ahn and research colleagues explore "How consumers react to woke advertising: methodological triangulation based on social media data and self-report data"
- GSEP professor Shelly Harrell publishes research in APA article
- Seaver professor Joi Carr authors book chapter entitled "What Happens When Classical Hollywood Narrative and American Mythos Converge"
- Seaver associate professor John Struloeff publishes new book "The Work of a Genius"
- Seaver visiting professor Kelsey Brereton and colleagues publish research in Organometallics
- Seaver professor Ronald Highfield publishes new book "The New Adam: What the Early Church Can Teach Evangelicals (and Liberals) about the Atonement"
- Seaver NASC faculty, students, and research collaborators from the University of California, San Diego and the University of North Texas explore "Synthesis, spectroscopy, and crystallography of mononuclear, five-coordinate aluminum complexes that act as cyclic ester polymerization initiators"
- Assistant director of student success at the Graziadio Business School Emily Guetzoian's research in student success and engagement published in Strategies for Supporting Student Success During a Global Crisis
- Seaver assistant professor Klive (Soo-Kwang) Oh and Georgetown research colleague publish article in Journalism Practice
- Seaver professor Lee B. Kats and fellow researchers publish their research on "Aquatic invasive species" in Hydrobiologia
- Graziadio professor Cristel Russell and research colleagues examine "Mental health service utilization after military missions"
- Seaver assistant professor Elizabeth Yomantas publishes "Becoming Untamed Educators" in The Educational Forum
- Ed Larson, university professor of history and the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University, and his research collaborators publish in Climate Change, an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change
- Graziadio professor Maretno Agus Harjoto and research colleague explore "Market reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from emerging markets"
- Seaver associate professor Hunter Paris and research collaborators publish research in the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
- Graziadio professor Charles Kerns authors book chapter entitled "Bad Leaders: Some Realities, Reasons and Remedies" in Debating Bad Leadership
- Seaver assistant professor Alice Labban and research colleague examine the "Communication Via Social Media: How Employees Will Paradoxically Support the Organization while Putting Less Effort at Work"
- Seaver assistant professor Helen Holmlund published in the Journal of Experimental Botany
- Graziadio and Seaver business professors collaborate with college at George State University to explore "Narrative Investment-Risk Disclosure & REIT Investment"
- Seaver Global Tides journal volume 15 (2021) is released
- Pepperdine Policy Review journal volume 13 is released
- Seaver researchers, Janet Trammel, Nataria Joseph, and Jennifer Harriger, examine "Racial and ethnic minority disparities in COVID-19 related health, health beliefs and behaviors, and well-being among students".
- SPP professor Luisa Blanco and student scholars examine "Financial Stress Among Latino Adults in California During
COVID-19" - Seaver university professor Rodney Honeycutt and research colleagues explore "Genetic Consequences of Fence Confinement in a Population of White-Tailed Deer"
- Seaver associate professor Christina Littlefield publishes research on "Quizzes or Editing Exercises? In Teaching AP Style, Both Methods Work Equally"
- GSEP professor Thema Bryant-Davis and colleague examine "Black minds matter: Applying liberation psychology to Black Americans"
- Seaver assistant professor Klive (Soo Kwang) Oh and his research colleagues publish their research in the Journal of International Crisis and Risk
- GSEP assistant professor Kfir Mordechay explores "A Double Edge Sword: Tensions of Integration Amidst a Diversifying Public School"
- Graziadio associate professor Kenneth Ko examines "Two-stage simulation–optimization profit maximization model"
- Seaver assistant professor Adam Pennell and his research colleagues publish their latest work in Human Kinetics Journal
- Eric Hamilton (GSEP) and research collaborators present at the Second International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography
- SPP professor Luisa Blanco and her research colleagues explore "Perspectives on Finances and Mental Health Status among LowIncome Los Angeles Latinas"
- Seaver associate professor Tuan Hoang's research is published in Cambridge University Press
- Graziadio assistant professor Darren Good and coauthors publish latest work in American Psychological Association
- GSEP clinical professor Seta Khajarian and doctoral student Tyene Houston examine "Professional Challenges Faced by Female Engineer Executives in STEM Fields: A Critical Look from the Inside"
- Caruso School of Law publishes Volume 48, Issue 1 of the Pepperdine Law Review
- Diana Martinez, assistant professor of communication at Seaver College, publishes research in the Western Journal of Communication
- Seaver scholars Jennifer Harriger, Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso, and Ashley Barron explore "The effects of fitspiration and self-compassion Instagram posts on body image and self-compassion in men and women"
- Eric Hamilton (GSEP) and research collaborators author "On the Use of Brain-Based Learning Protocols in Fluid Mechanics Instruction"
- Seaver associate professor of hispanic studies Lila Carlsen authors book chapter "Identity and Poetic Memory in Lina Meruane's Volverse Palestina"
- Graziadio professor of finance Maretno Agus Harjoto's research featured in the International Journal of Accounting & Finance Review
- Assistant professor of english Katie Frye's latest research published in Women's Studies
- Pepperdine librarians author "When to Hold Them, When to Fold Them: Reassessing "Big Deals" in 2020"
- Graziadio professors and collaborators publish article which examines study examines the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the stock markets' risk and return across emerging and developed countries
- Seaver assistant professor Elizabeth Smith and her research colleague examine "The push and pull of digital skills in mass media curriculum"
- Graziadio professors Cristina and Stephen Gibson publish their research in the Journal of Management
- GSEP professor Eric Hamilton presents "Epistemic Frames and Political Discourse Modeling" at the International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography
- Seaver professor of economics Jonathan Burke's research published in Economic Theory
- Graziadio assistant professor Jim Salas and his research colleagues examine "Activity apprehension in experiential purchases"
- Elizabeth Yomantas, Seaver assistant professor of teaching, published research explores "Respecting, Embracing, and Honoring Cultural Practices through Collective Storytelling" and "New Possibilities for Culturally Responsive Experiential Education in Teacher Education"
- GSEP PhD student Lisa Shaw publishes her research on "From sensemaking to sensegiving: A discourse analysis of the scholarly communications community's public response to the global pandemic"
- Seaver associate professor Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank publishes her research in The Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy
- Graziadio professor Cristina Gibson and research colleagues explore "Understanding orientations to participation: overcoming status differences to foster engagement in global teams"
- Assistant professor Ruth Bernstein's research published in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
2020
- Seaver College assistant professor Elizabeth Smith and her research colleagues publish their work in the Journalism & Mass Communication Educator
- Seaver College associate professor of french studies Kelle Marshall and her research colleague Wendy Bokhorst-Heng, associate professor of education at Crandall University in New Brunswick, publish their work on ""Learning French Is Like Trying to Skate": Constructing Identity through Metaphor"
- Graziadio professor Kenneth Ko's research is published in the International Journal of Business and Economics
- Seaver College associate professor of Italian studies Fiona Stewart's book chapter examines critically the claim made by several military historians that conscription "made" Italians, both in terms of fostering a sense of national identity, and also in educating or developing the conscripts.
- Graziadio professor Cristina Gibson and her colleagues publish article on their research "Increasing Career Advancement Opportunities Through Sponsorship: An Identity-Based Model With Illustrative Application to Cross-Race Mentorship of African Americans"
- Luisa Blanco, School of Public Policy, and her research colleague have published an article on the interactive impact of financial development and political institutions on a specific development outcome: gross domestic investment in the Oxford Development Studies journal
- Tashawna Wright, GSEP Professor, and research colleagues publish article on "Entering the Workforce or Going to Graduate School: Themes in Psychology Alumni Decision Making"
- Graziadio professors Jillian Alderman and Maretno Harjoto article in Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program participant, Amber Otto, and her Seaver faculty mentor, Brian Newman, publish article in Presidential Studies Quarterly
- Seaver distinguished professor of economics Robert Sexton and his colleague publish article in the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
- Caruso School of Law associate professor David Han presented his paper "Constitutional Rights and Technological Change" at the UC Hastings Faculty Colloquium, the University of Illinois Constitutional Law Colloquium, the Loyola Constitutional Law Colloquium, and the ACS Constitutional Law Scholars Forum
- Seaver assistant professor Elizabeth Yomantas examines "UNPACKING CONCEPTIONS OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICE LEARNING IN
AN EE PROGRAM" at the 2020 Symposium on Experimental Education Research - GSEP professor Shelly Harrell and her collaborators publish their research in the Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development journal
- Seaver associate professor Hunter Paris and his collaborators explore "The influence of carbohydrate ingestion on peripheral and central fatigue during exercise in hypoxia: a narrative review"
- Professor Harriger, Seaver College, and her collaborators publish their work in the International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Seaver professors Jon Burke, Levon Goukasian, and Robert Shearer examine Teaching the Complexity of Dependence with the Triplet Game
- Graziadio professors Kevin Groves and Ann Feyerherm present at the Future of Leadership in Healthcare symposium
- Seaver professor James Thomas publishes article in the journal Studies in the American Short Story
- Caruso School of Law professor Rob Anderson and collaborator examine "Contract Design, Default Rules, and Delaware Corporate Law"
- Professor Timothy Lucas, Seaver College, explores Using Slopes to Enhance Learning in Ordinary Differential Equations
- Graziadio professors, Mark Chun and Charla Griffy-Brown, and MBA alum, Katherine Dao, examine "Unprecedented Times: Prompting Companies to Revisit Strategy with the New Norm of Balancing Two Environments"
- Seaver professor Dyron Daughrity publishes article in the International Bulletin of Mission Research
- Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal Volume 20, Issue 3 (2020) released
- Assistant professor of marketing Alice Labban, Seaver College, article published in the Journal of Behaviour & Information Technology
- Seaver associate professor Hunter Paris and his collaborators examine "Heat Versus Altitude Training for Endurance Performance at Sea-Level"
- Graziadio researchers Julie Chelsey, Terri Egan, and Hannah Jones work published in the Journal of Leadership Education
- Seaver College assistant professor and collaborators explore "The initial psychometric properties for the Total Body Development Sequences for youth with visual impairments"
- GSEP's Kevin Wong publishes research in Educational Technology Research and Development journal
- Seaver College professor Dyron Daughrity examines "BJP and Donyi-Polo: New Challenges to Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh and Northeast India"
- Graziadio Business School professors collaborate to explore Practical Methods to Measure and Respond to Narcissism in Leaders
- Seaver College assistant professor Rachel Tan, again with Spanish and UK collaborators, publish their research in Nutrients journal
- Seaver College assistant professor Courtney Davis and collaborators publish article entitled "Leveraging Computational Modeling to Understand Infectious Diseases"
- GSEP professor Erlanger A. Turner and collaborators explore "Therapy Fears and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Mothers: Examining Racial Differences in Mental Health Services"
- Professor Luisa Blanco examines "THE RACIAL/ETHNIC GAP IN FINANCIAL LITERACY IN THE POPULATION AND BY INCOME"
- Seaver College professor Steven Rouse examines "The Sensitivity of the Bible Verse Selection Task to the Relationship between Christian Fundamentalism and Religious Outgroup Prejudice"
- Graziadio Business School professor Cristel Russell co-authors manuscript accepted in the Journal on Consumer Research
- GSEP adjunct professor Jeremiah Gonzalez publishes new book High-Achieving Latino Students: Successful Pathways Toward
College and Beyond (Information Age Publishing, 2020) - Professor Jason Blakely's article critically analyzes the normative theory of Alasdair MacIntyre
- Seaver College assistant professor Sarah FischBach published in the Journal of Advertising Education on developing brand stories
- GSEP assistant professor Kfir Mordechay publication explores "Does Neighborhood Gentrification Create School Desegregation?"
- Graziadio Business School professors, Williams Bleuel and Richard Herko, collaborate to examine "Intra-organizational Mentorship Revisited"
- Professor Kelle Marshall publishes in The Modern Language Journal
- Seaver College associate lab manager Kelsey Brereton and collaborators published in Chemical Society Reviews
- Assistant professor of sociology Julia Norgaard publication explores "Overcoming Anonymity: How Darknet Markets Provide Private Governance to Enable Encrypted and Anonymous Exchange"
- Seaver College assistant professor Diana Bowen publishes new book, "Decolonizing Native American Rhetoric: Communicating Self-Determination"
- Dr. John Mooney, Graziadio Business School, and colleagues collaborate to examine "AI Value: For collaborative research between OCIS, MC and MED"
- Dr. Bryant Crubaugh, Seaver College, explores "Neighborhood Development Organizations and Neighborhood Disadvantage: Race, Resources, and Inequality in Chicago"
- Graziadio Business School professor, James DiLellio, is published in the Financial Services Review
- Dr. Rachel Tan of Seaver College collaborates with colleagues in Spain and England to study the "Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Weightlifting Exercise Performance in Healthy Adults"
- Seaver College assistant professor of teaching, Elizabeth Yomantas, authors book chapter on "Empowerment of Pre-Service Teachers through Critical Praxis"
- Dr. Thema Bryant (GSEP) published in Women & Therapy
- Caruso School of Law professor Robert Cochran, Jr. writes Jesus and the Mosaic Law: Agapic Love as the Foundation and Objective of Law
- Pepperdine Policy Review journal volume 12 is released
- Tomas Bogardus, Seaver professor, publishes in Episteme
- GSEP professor Kevin Wong examines The Impact of Social Uncertainty, Protests, and COVID-19 on Hong Kong Teachers
- Drs. Elizabeth Krumrei Mancuso and Bennett E. Postlethwaite's new book Women Who Sell Sex
- GSEP professors, Kerri Heath and Margaret Weber, author article on Women in Leadership and Work-Family Integration
- Seaver professor, Candice Ortbals, explores The Effect of the #MeToo Movement on Political Engagement and Ambition in 2018
- Dr. Loan Kim publishes article in the American Journal of Health Promotion
- Seaver professor, Elizabeth Yomantas, contributes book chapter "Social Justice Experiential Education in Rural Fiji"
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion co-authors book on the Stone-Campbell Movement
- Sarah Stone Watt, Seaver Communication professor, publishes in Women's Studies in Communication
- Pepperdine Graziadio Business School professor, Bobbi Thomason, Publishes Article on Work-Life Balance During the Pandemic in Harvard Business Review
- Maretno A. Harjoto, Graziadio professor, explores Female leadership in corporate social responsibility reporting: Effects on writing, readability and future social performance
- School of Public Policy professor, Luisa Blanco, examines The effect of violent crime on sector-specific FDI in Latin America.
- Graziadio professor, Cristina Gibson, publishes in the Australian Journal of Management
- Pepperdine University Chaplain, Sara Barton, publishes in Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry
- Prof. Kfir Mordechay, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, explores Race, space, and America's subprime housing boom
- Graziadio professors, William Bleuel and Bob McQuaid Jr., publish a quantitative study of customer satisfaction in six South American countries
- The Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research publishes Volume 8 (2020)
- Seaver College professor, Klive (Soo-Kwang) Oh, publishes in Media and Communication journal
- Dongshin Kim, Graziadio professor, explores Urbanity, Financial Crisis and the Timing of Homebuying Decisions by Young Households
- Seaver College professor, Javier Monzon, and undergraduate students, AJ Adducci and Jeremy Jasperse, co-author research article in the Journal of Urban Ecology.
- Seaver College professor, Nataria Joseph, publishes article in Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Samantha Fiallo, Seaver College Senior, Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
- Pepperdine Law Review publishes Volume 47, Issue 2 (2020)
- Associate Director of Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Prof. Sukhsimranjit Singh, publishes in the Education Sciences journal
- Graziadio professor, Jozefina Kalaj, explores Bureaucrat Time-Use and Productivity: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
- Dr. Felicity Vabulas, Seaver professor, published in the International Studies Review
- Terri Egan and Julie Chesley's Research on Vertical Leadership Development Referenced in Forbes
- School of Pubic Policy economist and professor of public policy, Dr. James Prieger, authors report for The Act Association
- Dr. Joel Fetzer, Seaver College professor, explores The Roots of the Immigration Policies of United States President Chester Arthur and Canadian Prime Minister John Macdonald
- GSEP professors, Kerri Cissna and Eric Schockman, publish on Finding the Key to Positive Leadership: Applying Virtue Ethics and Inclusivity.
- Dr. Karen Martin publishes research in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
- Pepperdine Librarian, Marc Vineyard, examines best practices for libraries serving transfer students.
- Dean of the Graziadio Business School, Deryck van Rensburg, explores Learning strategies of high-tech entrepreneurs about business opportunities
- Adam Pennell, Seaver College professor, and research colleagues examine The Effects of Ecologically Valid Intervention Strategies on the Locomotor Skills of Children with Visual Impairments.
- Seaver researchers, Gary Bucciarelli, Morgan Clark, Rodney Honeycutt, and Lee Kats, explore Amphibian responses in the aftermath of extreme climate events.
- Dongshin Kim, Graziadio Business School professor, publishes in the Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods.
- Seaver College professors, Roshawnda A. Derrick, Kindy DeLong, and Cari Myers, present their work on Raising Institutional Awareness and Pedagogical Sensitivity: An Analysis of Pepperdine's Seaver College Faculty Participation in SEED at the 19th Annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts
- Gary Bucciarelli presents research on Fluctuating toxins and the evolution of chemical defenses in a poisonous amphibian at the 9th World Congress of Herpetology meeting in New Zealand.
- Seaver College professor, Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso, explores intellectual humility in the sociopolitical domain
- Jooho Lee, Seaver College professor, publishes a review of The Mueller Report in the Journal of Business Ethics
- Charles Kerns, Associate Professor at Pepperdine's Graziadio Business School, publishes in the International Leadership Journal
- Seaver College professor, Sarah Fischbach, and collaborators examine negotiation simulation in latest publication in the Journal of Education for Business
2019
- Seaver professors, Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso and Janet Trammell, study "The Effects of Conflicting Dietary Information on Dieting Self-Efficacy and Motivation"
- Hoyoung Anthony Ahn, a Seaver advertising professor, publishes in the Journal of Intercultural Communications AND the Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research
- Soo Jeong (Chris) Hong, lecturer at Pepperdine's Graziadio Business School, explores the "Effects of Flexibility, Security, and Information Features on Supplier Participation in the Sharing Economy"
- Graziadio Business School professor, Charles Kerns, publishes in the Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics
- Seaver College professor, Sarah Stone Watt, authors book chapter, Enacting a Feminist Ecological Ethos of Leadership at a Christian Liberal Arts College
- Graziadio Business School professor, Owen P. Hall Jr., explores "The growing impact of Shadow IT on higher education."
- Seaver fine arts professor Cynthia Colburn's, "A proposal for interpreting the role of colour symbolism in Prepalatial Cretan body adornment" is published in "Fashioned Selves Dress and Identity in Antiquity."
- Steven Bauer and Fang Tian, Seaver College Business Administration professors, research "Home Ownership, Age and the Community."
- Seaver Communication professor, David Madden, publishes, "Introduction to Ageing with EDMC."
- Dr. Juanie Walker and student Heet Ghodasara of the Seaver Communication division study transformational development and social capital.
- Dr. Karen Martin of the Natural Science Division "coordinates a citizen science project which monitors the grunion runs to gather information on the population status and inform conservation efforts."
- Dr. Robert Shearer of the Seaver Business Administration division studies "The Impact of Social Media Activity on Nonprofit Donations in China."
- Jaclyn Margolis of the Graziadio Business School reviews Multiple Team Membership.
- Dr. Jason Blakely publishes his paper, "How Economics Becomes Ideology: The Uses and Abuses of Rational Choice Theory."
- Graduate School of Education and Psychology professor, Cameron M. Sublett, researches, "Preparing the Workforce in today's Community Colleges."
- Fang Tian, Seaver Business Administration Professor, studies the transaction credit problem in the crowd transaction network.
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, David Skelton, "examines the euhemeristic interpretation of Genesis 6:1–4 as it appears in Ephrem of Nisibis' Commentary on Genesis and its influence on Syriac and Ethiopic commentary traditions," in his study, "Angels among us? The Watchers myth and angelology in Ephrem's Commentary on Genesis and the Ethiopic tradition."
- Cristel Russell of the Graziadio Business School publishes her study, "The evolution of mental health outcomes across a combat deployment cycle: A longitudinal study of a Guam-based National Guard unit."
- Graduate School of Education and Psychology doctorate student, Brandon Oliva "addresses the issues Japanese women face in joining the corporate workforce, as well as the ways leadership strategies and media can be useful recruitment tools for Japanese women in the corporate workforce," in his paper, "Painting the Invisible Bridge: A Working Concept for Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for Women in Japan."
- Graziadio Business School professor, Dr. Cristiano Manfre, publishes his article, "Markets Efficiency and Behavioral Biases during the U.S. Financial Crisis of 2008."
- Dr. Eric Hamilton's research is published in chapter 3 and chapter 4 in the book, "Inspiring Students with Digital Ink."
- Dr. Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso publishes, "Reflections on the science of joy: Current challenges and future directions."
- Graduate School of Education and Psychology Professors, Dr. Edward Shafranske and Dr. Carol Falender co-author their book, "Consultation in Psychology: A Competency-Based Approach."
- Larry Bumgardner, JD, Professor of business law at the Graziadio Business School publishes his article, "AT&T and Time Warner's Vertical Merger: The Court Battle and Political Undercurrent" in the Journal of Law, Business, and Ethics.
- Dr. Eric Hamilton and Danielle Espino publish their paper, "Distributed Collaboration in STEM-Rich Project-Based Learning."
- Dr. Rodney Honeycutt studies "Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of the Peromyscus Maniculatus Species Group."
- School of Law Professor Jack J. Coe, Jr. reviews, "Procedural Issues in International Investment Arbitration."
- Maretno Agus Harjoto of the Graziadio Business School, "examines the relationship between corporate non-financial disclosure ratings, the Italian Legislative Decrees 231/2001 and 254/2016, and three outcomes of Italian listed firms: performance, risk and agency cost."
- Dr. Joel Fetzer presents his paper, "Church and State in Dutch Formosa" at The American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS) 61st annual conference.
- Dr. Kendra Killpatrick publishes, "A Recursion for the FiboNarayana and the Generalized Narayana Numbers."
- Hunter Paris, Professor of Sports Medicine a Seaver College, studies "Increasing Energy Flux to Maintain Diet-Induced Weight Loss."
- Danielle P. Espino, Seung B. Lee, Lauren Van Tress, and Eric Hamilton examine "the Dynamic of Participation Level on Group Contribution in a Global, STEM-Focused Digital Markerspace Community."
- Seung B. Lee, Xiaofan Gui, Megan Manquen, and Eric Hamilton of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology study, "The Use of Training, Validation, and Test Sets for Developing Automated Classifiers in Quantitative Ethnography."
- Graziadio Business School Faculty members Doreen Shanahan, Lynda Palmer, and Jim Salas address the challenges of scaling capacity to support, effectively replicate, and grow use of CBPs in our business school marketing courses and subsequently other department curriculum.
- Dr. Eric Hamilton, Danielle P. Espinoza, Seung B. Lee, and Lauren Van Tress of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology publish their article, "Examining the Dynamic of Participation Level on Group Contribution in a Global, STEM-Focused Digital Makerspace Community."
- Pepperdine GSEP Scholarship without Borders publishes their Booklet of Scholarly Work with you, featuring the scholarship and research collaboration of our distinguished faculties, students, alumni, and esteemed partners.
- Dr. Jennifer A. T. Smith reviews, "Trustworthy Men: How Inequality and Faith Made the Medieval Church."
- Dr. P. Matthew Joyner and Alum, Rachel White, publish, "A guided‐inquiry investigation of bacterial membrane potential using flow cytometry for an undergraduate biochemistry laboratory course."
- Pepperdine Alum, Marjorie Jones contributes to studying, "The relationship between ventricular volume and whole‐brain irradiation dose in central nervous system germ cell tumors."
- Khanh Bui of the Seaver College Social Science Department researches "Cross-Lagged Relationships Between Academic Achievement and Perceived Parental Educational Expectations."
- Roshawnda A. Derrick analyzes Junot Díaz's most recent works by using Muysken's typology of code-switching to illustrate the types of language mixing devices present in the two texts.
- Cristel Russell examines whether posing questions that create a stress state in respondents biases subsequent reporting of mental health (MH) symptomology.
- Steven Rouse of the Social Science Department evaluates "Reliability of MTurk Data From Masters and Workers."
- Dr. Kevin Iga publishes, "THE SIGNED MONODROMY GROUP OF AN ADINKRA"
- Cristina Gibson explores "Building team effectiveness through adaptation: Team knowledge and implicit and explicit coordination"
- Dr. Rodney Honeycutt analyzes Mitochondrial DNA variation of the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).
- Dr. Charles Kerns of the Graziadio Business School presents "Leadership Presence at Work: A Practice – Oriented Framework."
- Dr. Tuan Hoang publishes, "The Resettlement of Vietnamese Refugee Religious, Priests, and Seminarians in the United States, 1975–1977"
- Brian Newman of the Seaver College Social Science Division researches Bias Against High‐Income Congressional Candidates.
- Sarah Fischbach, Professor of Marketing, explores the impact of ethics and ad trust.
- Graziadio Professor Cristel Russell tests a model anchored in social-exchange theory and drawing on uses and gratifications theory, using data from a survey of Facebook users in France.
- Alicia Jessop evaluates the effectiveness of current legal and NCAA procedures regulating sport agents.
- Dr. Eric Hamilton, Danielle Espino, and Seung Bok Lee of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology are published in the Conference Proceedings Volume 2 of "A Wide Lens: Combining Embodied, Enactive, Extended, and Embedded Learning in Collaborative Settings 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning."
- Dr. Cristel Russell researches body composition and physical fitness tests among US Army soldiers.
- Jane Kelley Rodeheffer, "'And Lo, As Luke Sets Down for Us': Dante's Re-Imagining of the Emmaus Story in Purgatorio XXIX–XXXIII," Religions 10.5 (2019).
- Elizabeth Yomantas, "Professional Development in the Digital Age," Christian Educators Journal 58:3 (2019).
- Dr. John Peterson examines Gendered Homecomings in A River Runs Through It.
- Seaver College student, Audrey Fontes, was awarded a grant from the Santa Monica Bay Audubon Society (SMBAS) to aid her continual research on the behavioral ecology of the invasive crayfish and its minuscule companion the ostracod.
- Student Researchers Find Critical Changes in Landscape after Woolsey Fire.
- Dr. Stephen Davis uses mixed methods including high resolution micro‐computed tomography, light microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy to understand and characterize the dynamics of tissue desiccation and rehydration in petioles of intact desiccation-tolerant ferns.
- Dr. Thema Bryant explores the cultural context of trauma recovery in traditionally underserved populations.
- The Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) publishes their Scholarship without Borders Booklet of Scholarly Work featuring the scholarship and research collaboration of our distinguished faculties, students, alumni, and esteemed partners.
- Dr. Jennifer Harriger highlights the importance of continued efforts to encourage exposure to and acceptance of diverse body shapes and sizes in young children.
- Jane Ganske analyzes the Role of Gas-Phase Halogen Bonding in Ambient Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry Utilizing Iodine.
- Cynthia Clegg reviews John Willinksy's work, "The Intellectual Properties of Learning: A Prehistory from Saint Jerome to John Locke."
- Dr. Rebecca Kim provides a global history of American evangelicals in her essay, "Global American Evangelicals? The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals."
- Dr. Karen Martin monitors California grunion population.
- Dr. David Holmes examines the ethos of Black women in the Film, "Selma" (dir. Ava DuVernay, 2014).
- GSEP professor, Dr. David Levy analyzes the "Self-Esteem" enigma.
- Seaver College professor, Dr. Jane Kelley Rodeheffer, suggests that Dante's journey through the earthly paradise in the Purgatorio is a figural representation of the journey of Cleopas and the unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24.
- Drs. Charla Griffy-Brown and Mark Chun of the Graziadio Business School pose the question, "How do we secure the Internet of Things (IoT) environment?"
- Levon Goukasian of Seaver College's Business Administration division examines the price efficiency of acquirer stocks involved in mergers and acquisitions.
- The April 2019 Pepperdine Journal of Communication Research featuring Seaver Communication Student scholarship is available.
- Dr. Tuan Hoang historicizes the Vietnamese American Catholic experience.
- Seaver Fine Arts professor Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank does digital art history in a Pre-Columbian art survey class.
- Dr. Charles Kerns offers an approach to help enhance a managerial leader's effectiveness when managing team dynamics and teamwork in workplace settings.
- Graziadio faculty member Dr. Owen Hall Jr. highlights the growing opportunities for using AI in detecting students at risk and outlining effective intervention strategies.
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $100,000 grant to Pepperdine's Graduate School of Education and Psychology, for a critical research workshop on next-generation science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning environments.
- More information here.
- Cyndia Susan Clegg delves into Shakespeare's use of Religion and the Afterlife.
- Dr. Kendra Killpatrick studies the Statistics on Linear Chord Diagrams.
- Ray M. Valadez and David M. Smith study the relationship between property taxes and home values in the U.S.
- Dr. Babette Boliek of the Pepperdine School of Law examines historically recurring political themes using the story of the 1927 Radio Act.
- Seaver professor of public relations, Dr. Klive Oh, investigates the effects of fear of isolation (FOI) on political content consumption and creation in the context of online communication.
- Dr. Charles Kerns offers a six-phase leader-driven framework that helps a leader more fully understand the process of leading thought leadership, including managing the relevant components.
- Professor Karen Martin along with students Ozie Le Sage and Danilo Martinez explore the obstacles that grunion face to maintain a healthy population on California's beaches.
- GSEP Doctoral students Denise Calhoun and Seung Bok Lee analyze the effect of computer usage on the cognitive capabilities of individuals aged 50 and older in the United States.
- Social Science professor, Dr. Rebecca Kim, examines what it means for African American and Asian American pastors to head multiracial churches.
- Dr. Charles Kerns introduces a practice-oriented framework is provided to help leaders arrive at a coherent formulation of who they are as leaders based upon relevant leadership experiences across their life span.
- Garrett Pendergraft creates a case study concerning Controversy Over Gender Differences and Free Speech at Google.
- Dr. Loan Kim examines the association between maternal perceptions of self-weight and child weight status and milk consumption behavior of Hispanic WIC participants.
2018
- John Peterson, "Wrestling with 'Half Gods': Biblical Discourse in Mary Austin's The Ford," Christianity & Literature 67.4 (2018).
- Carrie Wall (with B. Musetti), "Beyond Teaching English: Embracing a Holistic Approach to Supporting English Learner Students and Their Families," The California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) Journal 30:2 (2018).
- Cindy Miller-Perrin and Steven Rouse explore Factors Associated With Academic Nonprescribed Stimulant Use Among College Students.
- Biology Professor Karen L.M. Martin investigates Patterns of Fish Reproduction at the Interface between Air and Water.
- GSEP Professor Dr. Shelly Harrell explores Soulfulness as an Orientation to Contemplative Practice: Culture, Liberation, and Mindful Awareness.
- Cameron Sublett of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology examines high school graduation rates in California.
- Dr. Luisa Blanco researches "Promoting Retirement Savings with Social Media."
- Dr. Amy Tuttle conducted a study that used a social constructionist life course perspective to understand how second generation Korean American parents locate themselves in the sociopolitical context and draw on these intergenerational experiences to construct a parenting ideology.
- Team of Chemistry department faculty members, Reile M. Slattery, Amanda E. Stahl, Kelsey R. Brereton, David B. Green, and Joseph M. Fritsch study Ring opening polymerization and copolymerization of L‐lactide and ɛ‐caprolactone by bis‐ligated magnesium complexes.
- Richard C. Walton, Abraham Park, Maretno A. Harjoto of the Graziadio School of Business examine the causes of annual variation in CEO optimism.
- Graziadio Business Professor of Accounting and Finance, Maretno Harjoto, studies the factors that influence companies to obtain the B corporation certification.
- Seaver Fine Arts Professor Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank's new book, "Holy Organ or Unholy Idol? The Sacred Heart in the Art, Religion, and Politics of New Spain" focuses on the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and its accompanying imagery in eighteenth-century New Spain.
- Graziadio Professors Stephen Rapier, Doreen Shanahan, Nancy Dodd, and School of Law Professor, Jeffrey Baker, publish a case that questions what ethical duties and obligations a business owes to its customers and other stakeholders.
- Seaver Political Science Professor Brian Newman explores the racial consequences of electoral incentives to move towards the median voter.
- Adel C. Najidowski and Jesse A. Fullen evaluate procedures for teaching three children diagnosed with autism, spectrum disorder the perspective-taking component skill of tacting what others are sensing across all five senses.
- Steve Rouse, Seaver psychology professor, publishes The Development and Preliminary Validation of the Bible Verse Selection Task as a Measure of Christian Fundamentalism.
- Graziadio faculty Terri D. Egan, PhD and Julie A. Chesley, PhD approach leadership in a smart machine age.
- Seaver social science professor Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso examines potential predictors and outcomes of servant leadership among beginning leaders with self-reported and other-reported data.
- Gary Galles and Robert Sexton publish research that clarifies the analysis, as well as offering several benefits for economic instruction.
- Seaver faculty member, Courtney Davis, co-authors a book to develop the first mathematical models for an argasid tick to explore the dynamics and identify knowledge gaps of these poorly studied ticks.
- Graziadio professor Maretno Agus Harjoto examines the relationship between the nationality and educational background diversity of directors serving on corporate boards and the firms' corporate social performance (CSP).
- Seaver professors Gretchen Batcheller and Jane Reodeheffer contribute their essay, Musing Dante and Divining Milton A Collaboration Modeled on The Saint John's Bible Project in the Saint John's Bible and it's Tradition Illuminating Beauty in the Twenty-First Century
- Genetic evidence indicates ecological divergence rather than geographic barriers structure Florida fox squirrels
- Art history professor, Lauren G. Kilroy-Ewbank describes the development of an Omeka student project in a Pre-Columbian art history survey class that also acquaints students with digital art history (DAH)
- Seaver professor of biology, Lee Kats, delves into the effects of invading species on their environments
- Graziadio professor, Maretno Harjoto examines the impact of geographic locality, product market competitions, and
owners' demographic characteristics on a firm's decision to be a certified B Corporation - GSEP professor, Kfir Mordechay, explores the effect of gentrification on neighborhoods and cities
- Collaborative research assessing the effects of non-native crayfish on mosquito survival includes Seaver faculty and student authors
- Professor Carrie Wall's (Seaver College) longitudinal investigation of changes in teachers' educational beliefs
- Professor John Mooney (Graziadio School of Business) studies the importance of social influence in initial adoption of farmers' mobile technology adoption
- Seaver College professors Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin explores why the US parents support physical punishment of children
- Graziadio professor Kurt Motamedi examines the importance of contextual competence in leadership during unpredictable conditions
- Seaver professor Kelle Marshall informs research practices through pedagogical theory by conducting focus groups with adolescents
- Graziadio professor Dongshin Kim researches the detection and prediction of house price bubbles using evidence from Sejong in South Korea
- Seaver professor Steven Rouse introduces a special issue of Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research on Open Science Practices
- School of Law professor Danny DeWalt shares practical lessons learned while building a required course for professional identity formation
- Seaver professor Kelle Keating Marshall examines four French immersion teachers' perspectives on the relationship between language and culture and on their roles as intercultural mediators in New Brunswick, Canada's only officially bilingual province
- Graziadio professor Demos Vardiabasis studies the effect of both economic and demographic factors on restaurant franchising in the Western United States
- Payson librarian Marc Vinyard surveys library use among students studying abroad
- Seaver student Shirley Huang presents at the at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference
- Seaver professor Javier Monzón authors a child-friendly adaptation of his most recent research article
- Seaver professors and students collaborate to publish the first report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing stem canker and plant death in Malosma laurina in Southern California
- Graziadio professor Maretno Harjoto examines board diversity and corporate investment oversight
- Seaver student Tehya Braun presents at the Center for Women in Leadership's Annual Board Meeting
- Graziadio professor Owen Hall describes how management education is responding to the business community's call for web-savvy, problem-solving graduates
- School of Public Policy professor Luisa Blanco examines whether oil really curses democracy
- Seaver professor Bryant Crubaugh analyzes two forms of civic associations and their disparate effects on poverty and poverty segregation
- Seaver professor Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso considers intellectual humility's links to religion and spirituality and the role of authoritarianism
- Seaver professor Jennifer Harriger explores obligatory exercise and coping in treatment-seeking women with poor body image
- Seaver professor Klive Oh examines the 2017 South Korean presidential election to discover who creates the bandwagon
- School of Public Policy professor Luisa Blanco understands the racial/ethnic gap in bank account ownership among older adults
- Seaver student Mariama Furman and professors Nataria Joseph and Cindy Miller-Perrin study associations between coping strategies, perceived stress, and health indicators
- School of Law student Deborah Cantrell celebrates mundane conflict
- Seaver professor Dongshin Kim examines NAV premiums and REIT property transactions
- Seaver professors David Green and Joseph Fritsch explore synthesis and structures of aluminum ion-pair complexes that act as L-and racemic-lactide ring opening polymerization initiators
- School of Law student Jessica Becerra considers the possibility of using alternative dispute resolution for election law disputes
- Seaver student Zachary Bieganowski and professor Steven Rouse present on personality related to social media use at the 2018 Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- School of Law student Melissa María Valdez García finds the path towards defining "investment" in ICSID investor-state arbitrations
- Seaver professor Candice Ortbals analyzes gender in relation to political violence
- Seaver professor Javier Monzón considers metrics of population status for long-lived territorial birds
- Graziadio professors Nelson Granados and John Mooney offer empirical analysis of movie release windows
- Seaver professor Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank examines doing digital art history in a Pre-Columbian art survey class
- Seaver professor Joel Fetzer analyzes realistic group conflict and voting for the 2002 Aboriginal Treaty Negotiations Referendum in British Columbia
- Graziadio professor Jaclyn Margolis examines the roles of psychological empowerment and emotional exhaustion in ethical leadership and employee success
- Seaver professor Javier Monzón identifies novel viruses in Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis ticks
2017
- Carrie Wall, "Bridging Understanding between Preservice Teachers and Diverse Students through Service-Learning," Teaching Education 28.2 (2017)
- Seaver professors Gary Bucciarelli and Lee Kats analyze how the rainbow trout is affecting the occupancy of native amphibians in Patagonia
- GSEP professor Eric Hamilton examines digitizing mathematical symbolism through pen and touch technology
- Seaver professors Susan Helm and David Green, along with students Morgan Blayney, Taylor Whited, Sen Lin, and Semira Kern, study the deleterious effects of chronic folate deficiency in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome
- Graziadio professor Kevin Groves offers winning strategies for building a sustainable leadership pipeline through talent management and succession planning
- Seaver professor Leslie Kreiner Wilson considers Mae West, She Done Him Wrong, and the Code
- GSEP professor Cameron Sublett investigates how applied STEM coursework relates to mathematics and science self-efficacy among high school students
- 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
- Seaver Italian professor Fiona Stewart analyzes violence and hope, image and word in Rossellini's Roma citta aperta
- 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
- Joi Carr, "'To Be Actually Honest': An Interview with Reginald Hudlin, Writer, Producer, Director, and Executive." Black Camera 7.2 (2016).
- Tuan Hoang, "From Reeducation Camps to Little Saigons: Historicizing Vietnamese Diasporic Anticommunism," Journal of Vietnamese Studies 11:2 (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
- 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
- James Thomas, "'My Heart Laid Bare': Poe's Poetic Autobiography Revealed in Verse and Embedded in Prose." The Edgar Allan Poe Review 16 (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 Business School 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
- Leslie Wilson Kreiner, "The Education of Frances Marion and Irving Thalberg: Censorship, Development, and Distribution at MGM, 1927-1930." Quarterly Review of Film and Video 31.2 (2014).
- Ed Larson, "The Red Dawn of Geoengineering: The First Steps toward an Effective Governance for Stratospheric Injections." Duke Law & Technology Review 14 (2016).
- 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
- 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
- Professor Luisa Blanco examines competition between tax havens
- Professor Lee Kats demonstrates that ultraviolet radiation affects behavior of poison dart frogs
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