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The faculty of the Pepperdine School of Public Policy is comprised of leading academics and practitioners in the various fields of public policy who have been carefully chosen not only for their expertise but for their alignment with the mission of the school and their ability to translate their respective academic disciplines into prevailing policy terms.

They are the most vital element in shaping the culture and the values of the School of Public Policy. Of special interest is a view of teaching and scholarship which integrates instruction with research, focuses on the student, and makes informed, practical applications at all levels of planning and decision making. Documents, policies, and materials relevant to School of Public Policy faculty members and performance of their duties are available from the SPP Faculty and Staff Services Community website or the Office of the Dean at 310.506.7490.

A distinctive feature of the school is the use of distinguished public policy scholars and practitioners to augment its own full-time faculty and the faculty of the University's four other schools. This significant use of visiting scholars and practitioners, more widely accepted in a teaching professional school than in a research university setting, contributes to the distinctiveness of the Pepperdine program.  Visiting faculty have included policy leaders like Jack Kemp, Michael Novak, Steven Hayward, Hanna Skandera, Victor Davis Hanson, Karen Elliott House, and Kevin Faulconer.

 

Faculty Job Title Department Email Phone Letter Tags
Bilakovics, StevenAdjunct FacultyB
Blanco, LuisaProfessor of Public Policy310.506.7466[email protected]BBusiness,Economics,Finance
Brooks, BobMaldonado Fellow[email protected]B
Bruno, CarsonAdjunct Faculty310.506.7492[email protected]BState/Local/Urban Policy
Burke, LindseyB
Chen, LanheeFall 2017 William E. Simon Distinguished Visiting ProfessorC
Choi, AnnaJames Q. Wilson Visiting Professor 2018–2020[email protected]CEconomics,Education,Healthcare Policy,Research Methods/Statistics
Cole, RickAdjunct FacultyC
Coyle, JamesAdjunct Faculty310.506.7691[email protected]Ceurasian politics,national security
Ellis, AshtonAdjunct Faculty[email protected]E
Faulconer, KevinVisiting Professor of Community Leadership and Government InnovationF
Featherstone, JamesExecutive Director at Homeland Security Advisory Council[email protected]FState/Local/Urban Policy
Finley, EmilyAdjunct Faculty[email protected]F
Fox, JoelSenior Fellow[email protected]F
Frates, StevenSenior FellowDavenport Institute949.500.3513[email protected]F
Gailey, AdamAdjunct Faculty[email protected]G
George, RobertRonald Reagan Honorary Distinguished ProfessorG
Goebel, BrianAdjunct Faculty310.506.7490G
Graf, MarlonAdjunct Faculty[email protected]G
Graffy, ColleenDirector of the London Semester Associate Professor of Law[email protected]GInternational Law
Graham, WadeAdjunct Faculty310.506.7691[email protected]GEnergy Policy,Environmental Policy,State/Local/Urban Policy
Hanson, Victor DavisInaugural Terry Giles and Kalli O’Malley Distinguished Visiting Professor[email protected]H
Hayward, StevenVisiting Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy[email protected]HEnergy Policy,Government,History (Cultural/Democratic)
Herschensohn (In Memoriam), BruceHenry Salvatori Fellow (Spring 2003)HGovernment,International Relations/Foreign Affairs,Public Relations/Public Affairs
House, KarenSpring 2014 William E. Simon Distinguished Visiting Professor[email protected]H
Jasso, SeanPractitioner Faculty of Economics[email protected]JEconomics
Johns, JosephAdjunct Faculty; Environmental and Urban Planning Policy310.506.7691[email protected]JEnergy Policy,Environmental Policy,State/Local/Urban Policy
Johnson, ByronDistinguished Visiting Professor of Religious Studies and the Common GoodJ
Kaufman, RobertRobert and Katheryn Dockson Professor of Public Policy310.506.7601[email protected]KInternational Relations/Foreign Affairs,politics
Keane, MichaelAdjunct FacultyK
Keshavarz, AlmaAdjunct FacultyK
Kmiec, DouglasCaruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law310.506.4255[email protected]KConstitutional Law,Ethics/Morality/Character,Law
Labosier, AshleySenior FellowDavenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership310.506.6878[email protected]L
Lloyd, GordonRobert and Katheryn Dockson Professor of Public Policy[email protected]LEconomics,Government,History (Cultural/Democratic)
Lynch, ThomasAdjunct Faculty[email protected]LEconomics,State/Local/Urban Policy
Mansdoerfer, DavidAdjunct Faculty[email protected]M
McAllister, TedEdward L. Gaylord Chair 1998-2023Professor of Public PolicyMEthics/Morality/Character,History (Cultural/Democratic),Religion/Theology
McClay, Wilfred2019-2020 Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy310.506.7490[email protected]M
McGowan, KevinAdjunct Faculty[email protected]MState/Local/Urban Policy
McGuigan, ChristianAdjunct Faculty[email protected]MState/Local/Urban Policy
McNeal, GregoryProfessor of Law and Public Policy310.506.7292[email protected]MCriminal Law and Procedure,Ethics,National Security Law
Mihailescu, AndreaState Department Fellow in Residence 2019–2021M
Mitchell, HattieVisiting Professor of Education and Policy[email protected]MEducation,Public Policy and Politics,policy
Oh, DayeaAssistant Professor of Public Policy[email protected]O
Peterson, PeteDean310.506.8054[email protected]PPublic Policy and Politics
Prieger, JamesProfessor of Public Policy310.506.7150[email protected]PBusiness,Economics,Finance,Public Policy and Politics
Reichental, JonathanAdjunct FacultyR
Romero, GloriaAdjunct FacultyREducation,State/Local/Urban Policy
Rowe, BradAdjunct Faculty[email protected]R
Sagynbekov, KenAdjunct Faculty[email protected]S
Schnur, DanAdjunct Faculty[email protected]SPolitical Science,Public Policy and Politics
Sellers, AbbylinEdward L. Gaylor Professor of Public PolicyS
Sexton, RobertDistinguished Professor310.506.4345[email protected]SEconomics,Government,History (Cultural/Democratic),State/Local/Urban Policy
Shevchenko, AlexeiAdjunct Professor310.506.7691[email protected]SInternational Relations/Foreign Affairs
Shires, MichaelVice Dean for Strategy and Online Programs310.506.7692[email protected]SEconomics,Education,Energy Policy,Finance/Tax,International Relations/Foreign Affairs,Leadership/Strategy,Nonprofit,Public Relations/Public Affairs,Research Methods/Statistics,State/Local/Urban Policy
Sikkenga, JeffreySpring 2018 William E. Simon Distinguished Visiting Professor[email protected]S
Skandera, HannaVisiting Professor of Education Policy and ImpactSEducation,policy
Skinner, KironTaube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics310.506.8048[email protected]SPublic Policy and Politics
Spalding, ElizabethSenior FellowS
Streeter, RyanS
Sublett, CameronAdjunct Faculty[email protected]S
Tamura, RobertSpring 2011 William E. Simon Distinguished Visiting Professor[email protected]T
Tapia, PrimoAdjunct Faculty[email protected]T
Varadarajan, TunkuAdjunct FacultyV
Watts, StevenAdjunct Faculty[email protected]WEconomics,Religion/Theology
Wendel, PeterProfessor of Law[email protected]WProperty,Wills and Trusts
Wilburn, JamesDean EmeritusWEconomics,History (Cultural/Democratic),International Relations/Foreign Affairs,Leadership/Strategy
Wilson, James Q.Ronald Reagan Professor of Public PolicyW
Wilson, KurtAdjunct Faculty[email protected]W
Yoest, CharmaineAdjunct FacultyY
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