Howard Pickett Director of the Shepherd Program, Associate Professor of Ethics and Poverty Studies

Mattingly 301
540-458-4592
picketthy@wlu.edu
Curriculum Vitae

As Director of the Shepherd Program, Professor Pickett works with affiliated faculty, staff, community partners, and alumni to prepare students with different majors, career paths, backgrounds, and political perspectives to understand and address the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in ways that respect the dignity of every person. Professor Pickett also teaches a variety of courses in Poverty and Human Capability Studies: the interdisciplinary introduction (POV 101), the advanced research capstone for minors (POV 423), upper-level ethics courses, including one offered at the regional state prison (POV 296). Professor Pickett received his BA in Religious Studies and Classics from Millsaps College and his PhD in Religious Studies from The University of Virginia.

Education

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, The University of Virginia

M.A. in Religious Studies, The University of Virginia

B.A. in Religious Studies and Classics, Millsaps College (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Research

Ethics, political philosophy, poverty and inequality, incarceration, modern religious thought, ethics and the arts

Teaching

POV 101 - Poverty and Human Capability: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
POV 423 - Poverty and Human Capability: A Research Seminar
POV 245/PHIL 245 – Poverty, Dignity, and Human Rights
POV 296 – Justice, Love, and Forgiveness; Hope and Social Change