Dori Lansbach

Biography

Dori Lansbach, PhD, is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. She teaches graduate-level courses including Individual, Couple, and Family Development: A Life Cycle Approach, Social Psychology, and Human Sexuality and Intimacy. She also instructs undergraduates in Relationship IQ 101: Building Healthy Relationships, equipping students with tools to foster strong, healthy connections, while serving as the Assistant Director of Relationship IQ at the Boone Center for the Family.

Deeply invested in the well-being of student athletes, Dr. Lansbach helps lead the student athlete ministry at Pepperdine and supports athletes in strengthening both their mental and relational health.

She holds a PhD in Psychology from The University of Edinburgh, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Documentary Film Directing. Her academic journey began at Pepperdine, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts for Education. In addition to teaching elementary education, she has served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate psychology courses at Edinburgh.

Dr. Lansbach’s research focuses on psychological abuse in romantic relationships. She has presented her work at prominent conferences including the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, the International Association for Relationship Research Conference, and the Conference of the Association of European Qualitative Researchers in Psychology.

A former collegiate athlete, Dr. Lansbach played basketball for Pepperdine and later competed professionally in Scotland and Spain for five years. She is passionate about Jesus, family, and empowering young adults to recognize the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Education

• PhD, University of Edinburgh
• MA, University of Edinburgh
• BA, Pepperdine University