Summer 2016
Volume 8 | Issue 2
![Michelle King - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/super-star-360x360.jpg)
Brought up in the very school system that she now leads, alumna Michelle King (MS ’92) is uniquely positioned to impact the same community that helped shape her career and decades-long passion for education.
![Barbara Han - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/veered-science-360x360.jpg)
Caught between the choice to become a veterinarian or medical doctor, a scientist contributes to both worlds as a disease ecologist.
![Wade Graham - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/urban-legend-360x360.jpg)
A childhood curiosity about the world around him propelled School of Public Policy professor Wade Graham into a lifelong exploration of the landscapes that define our lives.
Articles
![A Question for the Ages - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/question-1-360x360.jpg)
After over a decade of study, the Christian Spiritual Research Institute at Pepperdine has discovered how students’ religious attitudes and behaviors evolve over time.
![Norman Wain - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/leading-the-field-360x360.jpg)
At USA Track Field, School of Law alumnus Norman Wain (JD ’96) is fueled by a passion for sports and a knack for the law.
![Megan Marcus - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/reading-writing-relationships-360x360.jpg)
A Pepperdine alumna combines her knowledge of psychology and therapy to train teachers in the science of relationships.
![Jessica Cail - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/psych-effects-360x360.jpg)
A neuropsychologist debunks a popular myth about substance abuse and explains how different personality types dictate certain drug addictions.
![Student painting - Pepperdine University](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/a-word-of-art-360x360.jpg)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but each year Great Books and fine arts students team up to find out how many words it takes to paint a picture.
![Keith Lancaster - Pepperdine University](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/keith-lancaster-360x360.jpg)
Pepperdine Magazine is the feature magazine for Pepperdine University and its growing community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends.
![Pepperdine Mascots - Pepperdine Magazine](https://www.pepperdine.edu/magazine/images/thumb/summer-2016/willlie-mascot-360x360.jpg)
Pepperdine Magazine is the feature magazine for Pepperdine University and its growing community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends.
Editorial
Inside Voices
Pepperdine Magazine is the feature magazine for Pepperdine University and its growing community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends.