Letter From The Dean, Spring-Summer 2009
GSEP is determined to support our students and alumni with the same level of commitment and resources as we have throughout our history of educating.
Spring-Summer 2009 Volume 26 No 1
Interpersonal Connections
Healthy relationships are essential to our future. Without them, the hope of creating strong households and communities will not be realized.
Creativity, Celebrity, and Pathology
Situated in Los Angeles, GSEP faculty, students, and alumni have an exclusive opportunity to apply their skills in a particularly creative manner.
Empowering a Nation with the Click of a Mouse
They traveled to deliver computers to remote mountain villages as part of a project to promote youth leadership and social change through the use of technology.
Dedicated to the Displaced
Celina Guich’s international experiences inspired her volunteerism for various nongovernmental organizations, including a refugee camp in Buduburam, Ghana.
A Home for Health
“One of the reasons for going back to school was to learn more about how to help others who were so disconnected from their appetite, feelings, and body,” said Cooper.
Changing Lives: From Trauma to Healing
A perspective by Dr. Rene Hernandez-Cardenache from the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
Giving Wings to Make Hopes Soar
A perspective by Wendy McElfish from the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness
A perspective by Kimberly Anderson-Jefferson from the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of Colleague Alumni Magazine.
The Urban Initiative Leadership and Partners Meet to Discuss Goals for the Year Ahead
On January 27 the GSEP Urban Initiative leadership and partners gathered to discuss how to expand their collaborations in the year ahead.
GSEP Receives $50,000 Grant from Microsoft
GSEP Receives $50,000 Grant from Microsoft for Exploration of Future Learning Environments.
The Evelyn B. Blake Endowed Scholarship
GSEP Thanks Pepperdine University Alumna Evelyn B. Blake for Establishing Endowed Scholarship.
Faculty and Alumni Authors
Alumni and Faculty Authors for the Spring/Summer 2009 Issue of the Colleague.
Dr. Joy Asamen and Dr. Kathy Church Receive Howard A. White Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Asamen, professor of psychology, and Dr. Church, assistant professor of education, were named recipients of the Howard A. White Excellence in Teaching Award.
GSEP Selects 2009 Superintendent of the Year
The GSEP Superintendent Advisory Council selected Dr. Sharon McClain as the recipient of the 2009 Pepperdine University Superintendent of the Year award.
Multicultural Research and Training Lab Supports Nonprofits Through Conference Donations
GSEP’s Multicultural Research and Training Lab (MRTL) held its biennial conference for doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology.
Psychology Professor Making Waves in Academia
Bryant-Davis authored an article on human trafficking in The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma.
PSYD Student Appointed to APA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
Doctor of psychology student Kimberly Smith was appointed to the American Psychological Association’s Graduate Student Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs.
Class Notes, Spring-Summer 2009
Todd Coston was named Standout Colleague of Excellence for Online Teaching, Jon Pease established the nonprofit Not the Target, and more alumni updates.
2009 Psychology Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient
Dr. Neva Chauppette received the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the GSEP commencement.