Welcome to Pepperdine University

Meet the Faculty

Dennis W. Lowe, Ph.D.
Professor and M. Norvel and Helen Young Endowed Chair in Family Life

Ph.D., Florida State University; M.A., Pepperdine University; B.A., Pepperdine University

Dr. Dennis Lowe is a licensed psychologist and a marriage and family therapist. He teaches in the areas of mental health disorders and couple and family therapy. His specialties include couple relationships as well as the intersection between mental health and family life. Of particular interest are projects that equip couples and families with new skills to strengthen their relationships or efforts to promote recovery for those with mental health conditions and their family members. Lowe was the founding director of the Center for the Family and currently holds the M. Norvel and Helen Young Chair in Family Life at Pepperdine.

Contact: dennis.lowe@pepperdine.edu

Courses:

• 600: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders
• 639: Couple and Family Therapy I

Key Awards/Affiliations:

• Faculty Member in Florence, Italy (1990, 2000) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (2010, 2012)
• Pepperdine University Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award, 1996
• John Trent Servant Leadership Award, Association of Marriage and Family Ministries, 2005
• Family Ministry Award, Boone Center for the Family, 2008
• Christian Service Award, Associated Women for Pepperdine, 2010
• Board Member, Project Return Peer Support Network, 2010-present
• Distinguished Alum of Pepperdine University, 2011
• Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence, 2012

Academic Interests:

• Relationships and the intersection between mental illness and family life