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Elizabeth Olson

Associate Professor, Taylor Leadership Institute
Department: Academic Affairs, Business Administration Department
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Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 2018

Dissertation: “Environmental Justice and Education Policy: Noise Pollution, Education Performance Indicators and the Perpetuation of Socio-Economic Status”

  • M.A., Public Policy, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 2012
  • M.B.A., Global Business, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 2009
  • B.A., International Business Management, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 1999

Awards

Best Paper Award. (2018, April). Clute International Academic Conference on Business, Washington, DC. How Quickly Formerly Successful Resource-Rich Countries Can Self-Destruct Seemingly Overnight.

Service

  • Treasurer, ETCH for Africa Board, Nigeria, 2022-present
  • Treasurer, River’s Edge Christian Church, Amboy, MN, 2023-present

Presentations/Publications

Olson, Elizabeth. (2025, July). Keynote Address: Does Environmental Justice Influence Education Outcomes and Act to Perpetuate Socioeconomic Status. Keynote address presented at the 3rd Global Conference on Business, Management & Marketing, Singapore.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2022, March). Environmental Justice, Pollution and the Perpetuation of Socioeconomic Status. Paper presented at the 22nd National Business and Economics Society Conference, Maui, HI.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2022, March). Environmental Justice, Pollution and the Perpetuation of Socioeconomic Status. Paper presented at the 22nd National Business and Economics Society Conference, Maui, HI.

Discussant: Employment Projections, GSEP Career Services Talks, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA (2020, November).

Olson, Elizabeth. (2020, August). The Impacts of Environmental Justice on Outcomes. Paper presented at the Academy of Business Research Conference, Online.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2020, February). The Impact of Environmental Justice Issues on Education Outcomes. Research presented at Pepperdine University PEP Talks, Malibu, CA.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2019, November). Education Policy & Environmental Justice: Noise Pollution, Education Performance, and the Perpetuation of Socioeconomic Status. Paper presented at the 41st Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Conference, Denver, CO.

Olson, Elizabeth, Linnea McCord and Terry Young. (2018, April). How Quickly Formerly Successful Resource-Rich Countries Can Self-Destruct Seemingly Overnight. Paper presented at the Clute International Academic Conference on Business, Washington, DC. Received Best Paper Award.

Panel Chair: Cross-National Perspectives on Equity, Access and Achievement in Education, 59thConference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC (2015, March).

Olson, Elizabeth. (2015, March). Education Environments, Noise Pollution & the Perpetuation of Socioeconomic Status. Paper presented at the 59th Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC.

Panel Chair: Teachers and Education Policy, 59th Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Washington, DC (2015, March).

Olson, Elizabeth. (2014, January). The Impact of Party Identification and Ideology on Candidate Traits. Paper presented at the 85th Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2014, January). Abraham Lincoln’s Use of Slavery Rhetoric in Relation to Southern and Border State Public Opinion. Paper presented at the 85th Southern Political Science Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Discussant: Land Reform and Change (Environmental Policy Issues), Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Conference, Washington, DC (2013, November).

Olson, Elizabeth. (2013, March). The Relationship Between Spending on Education and Performance Indicators. Paper presented at the 57th Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Olson, Elizabeth. (2013, January). The Use of Slavery Rhetoric in the Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln. Paper presented at the 84th Southern Political Science Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Additional Campus Responsibilities

  • General Education Assessment Committee, Bethany Lutheran College, 2023-present
  • Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Curriculum Committee, Pepperdine University, 2020-2022
  • Department Chairs Committee, Pepperdine University, 2020-2022
  • Academic Grievance Committee, Pepperdine University, 2020-2022
  • Executive MBA Program Committee, Pepperdine University, 2021-2022
  • Executive MBA Curriculum Innovation and Redesign Committee, Pepperdine University, 2020-2022
  • Fully Employed MBA Program Committee, Pepperdine University, 2019-2021
  • University Faculty Council, Pepperdine University, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
  • B.S. in Business Management Program Committee, Pepperdine University, 2016-2019
  • B.S. in Business Management Admissions Committee, Pepperdine University, 2016-2019