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Dr. Lorion: Dean of Ed. at Towson

Dr. Raymond P. Lorion, professor of the Psychology in Education Division in the Graduate School of Education, will become the dean of the College of Education at Towson University as of July. He has previously served as chair of GSE's Psychology in Education Division. He has been at Penn since January 2000, and since that time has held research appointments in numerous areas, including the Center for Psychotherapy Research, the Center for the Study of Youth Policy at the School of Social Work, the Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research in Psychiatry, the Center for the Study of Youth Policy at the School of Social Work, and the Firearm Injury Center at the School of Medicine. During his time at Penn, he has also worked with Penn Partnership schools to help families and school leaders deal with the behavioral and social issues in their schools. He holds a license/certification in psychology and since 1989 has served as editor of the Journal of Community Psychology.