London
Program Staff
Faculty-in-Residence
2026-2027
Paul J. Contino
Distinguished Professor of Great Books
Humanities and Teacher Education Division, Seaver College
Paul J. Contino is Distinguished Professor of Great Books at Pepperdine
University, where he has taught since 2002 and twice been granted the
university’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He previously taught for twelve
years in Christ College, the Honors College of Valparaiso University. He
has written Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism: Finding Christ among the
Karamazovs (2021). While serving as Faculty in Residence, he looks
forward to teaching Great Books III and IV, and intends to connect class
readings to particular places in the great city of London. Professor Contino
and his wife, Professor Maire Mullins, have two adult daughters of whom
they are very proud.
2027-2028
Cindy Miller Perrin
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Social Science Division, Seaver College
Dr. Cindy Miller-Perrin is a clinical psychologist and distinguished professor of psychology at Pepperdine University. Dr. Miller-Perrin enjoys teaching introductory psychology, developmental psychology, child clinical psychology, and positive psychology. Dr. Miller-Perrin has authored a number of books and numerous journal articles covering a range of topics, including child maltreatment, family violence, interventions to reduce physical punishment of children, positive psychology, vocation and life purpose, and faith development in college students. She and her husband, Robin Perrin, who is a Sociology professor at Pepperdine, are HUGE fans of Pepperdine’s international programs because of their life changing impact on students. They experienced the power of Pepperdine's international programs themselves - in Heidelberg - as Pepperdine undergraduates. This will be their 10th time serving as visiting faculty, having previously served three times each in both Florence and Buenos Aires, twice in Heidelberg, and once in the East Africa program. They are looking forward to serving in London, one of the most exciting cities in the world, because of its history, culture, and energy. In addition to travelling and exploring new places, she and her husband enjoy hiking, camping, and backpacking.