PEP Talks Research Seminar
Anna Choi, PhD, presenting her paper “Transboundary air pollution and health: the impact of particulate matter concentration on fetal deaths,” Fall 2018
Felicity Vabulas, PhD, presenting her paper “Who Lobbies: Analyzing the Drivers of Foreign Lobbying in the U.S.,” Fall 2018
Derek Muler, JD, presenting his paper “Weaponizing the Ballot,” Spring 2019
Garrett Pendergraft, PhD, presenting his paper “#deleteUber?,” Spring 2019
Luisa Blanco, PhD, presenting her research paper , Fall 2018
Sean Jasso, PhD, presenting his paper “China-US Trade,” Spring 2019
PPE Tradition
Launched in the fall of 2018, Pepperdine's PEP Talks Research Seminar is rooted in the PPE tradition that started in the 1920s at Oxford University. Rooted in a gathering of faculty and students, the tradition calls for an interdisciplinary exploration between the fields of philosophy, economics, and political science (PEP) . This type of program is centered around the view that, in order to understand social phenomena, it is prudent to employ several analytical frameworks and various disciplinary methods.
Located on the Malibu Seaver Campus in the Appleby Center, room AC 290, and meeting on Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm., each gathering will feature:
- Pepperdine professors and outside academics presenting their current research
- Researchers having an opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues and students about their work
- Students having the opportunity to see current academic work presented as well as be participatory in the academic feedback mechanism
- An openness to all inquiring and intellectually curious minds
- Donuts
If you are interested in presenting your current research at an upcoming meeting,
please contact Julia Norgaard.
Upcoming Dates, Spring 2022:
| Date | Presenter | Paper Title / Topic |
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February 2, 2022 |
mivacunaLA: A mobile phone delivered intervention to improve COVID-19 vaccine behaviors among Latino families in Los Angeles | |
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February 16, 2022 |
A Game-Theoretic Approach to Business Ethics | |
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March 2, 2022 |
Rainfall anomalies and children’s health outcomes in semi-arid Senegal | |
| March 16, 2022 | Varieties of Virtue in Economics | |
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March 30, 2022 |
TBD | |
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April 6, 2022 |
TBD | |
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April 20, 2022 |
Ethnic fractionalization, ethnic tension, and income inequality |