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Kiron Skinner

Taube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics

International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Political Strategy, Cyber Security

Public Policy and Politics

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Pete Peterson

Dean, Braun Family Dean's Chair, Senior Fellow at Davenport Institute

National Politics, California Policy and Politics, Viewpoint Diversity in Academia, Smart Cities, Civic Engagement

Public Policy and Politics

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Michael A. Helfand

Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion, Co-Director Nootbaar Institute for Law, Religion and Ethics, Professor of Law

Religious liberty and discrimination, Intersection of religion and commerce, Church and state, Jewish law, Arbitration law

Arbitration Contracts Law Dispute Resolution Law

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Jacob D. Charles

Associate Professor of Law

Second Amendment, Firearms Law, Gun Rights, Regulation, and Policy, Regulation of State and Private Violence

Constitutional Law Law Public Policy and Politics Second Amendment policy

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Thema Bryant

Professor

Domestic abuse, Sexual trauma, War trauma, Human trafficking, Racism and discrimination, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health

Education and Psychology Psychology

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Steven Sultanoff

Adjunct Faculty

Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Therapy, Therapeutic Humor, Emotional Intelligence, Deliberate Practice, The Cognitive Basis of Emotion, Therapist Training

Psychology

Judy Ho Gavazza

Associate Professor and IRB Chair

Depression and anxiety issues, Childhood and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Eating disorders, Dementia

Educational Psychology Psychology

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Davide Accomazzo

Instructor of Finance

Investment/economic analysis, Business strategy/client development, Securities and derivatives trading, Money management operations, Capital markets risk management, Family Office Financial Management

Business Economics Finance International Business

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Erlanger Turner

Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Race and Cultural Experiences Research Lab

Child Psychopathology, Research Methodology, Multicultural Psychology

Psychology

Kellie Rine

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Speech sound disorders, phonological disorders, and literacy, Inclusion in Special Education

818.702.1059

Amy Vinson

Adult Dysphagia, Voice/Resonance Disorders, Motor Speech Disorders, Adult Acquired Disorders of Language and Cognition

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Caroline Gammill

Scholarship of teaching and learning, Neurogenic cognitive-communication disorders, Implementation science in CSD, Bilingual speech-language pathology

Cleft/craniofacial

Pediatric Speech Language Pathology, Speech-Language Pathology in the Public Schools

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Angie Haustein

Speech-language therapy in high poverty public schools in the areas of receptive/expressive language disorders, pediatric sound disorders, fluency disorders, and pragmatic language disorders, Speech-language evaluations in underserved populations within public schools, state custody/foster care, and incarcerated youth

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Pepperdine University Hosts Former President of Poland Andrzej Duda for President’s Speaker Series

November 18, 2025

Today, Pepperdine University President Jim Gash welcomed Andrzej Duda, former President of Poland, for the first installment of the 2025-26 President’s Speaker Series.

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Pepperdine University Partners with Lagos State Ministry of Justice to Host Inaugural 2025 Colloquium Against Human Trafficking

October 28, 2025

Pepperdine University's Sudreau Global Justice Institute partnered with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to host the inaugural 2025 Colloquium Against Human Trafficking at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja.

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Firsthand voices of WWII resound in Pepperdine’s production of “The Good War”

October 23, 2025

Pepperdine University’s Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts will present “The Good War,” adapted from Studs Terkel’s Pulitzer Prize–winning oral history, November 11–15 at Smothers Theatre in Malibu.

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Pepperdine Caruso School of Law Launches Quattrone Wrongful Convictions Appellate Clinic

October 22, 2025

Pepperdine Caruso School of Law is proud to announce the establishment of the Quattrone Wrongful Convictions Appellate Clinic, made possible by a generous gift from Frank Quattrone and Denise Foderaro.

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Strauss CEO Henning Strauss named Seaver College Distinguished Alumnus

October 14, 2025

Pepperdine University announced Henning Strauss, chief executive officer of Europe’s leading workwear and lifestyle brand, Strauss, as the Seaver College Distinguished Alumnus for the 2025 - 2026 academic year.

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