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With extensive experience in K-12 education as a classroom teacher, teacher mentor, staff development presenter, and program coordinator Dr. Lorimer currently teaches educational foundations and methods courses in the teacher credential program.  She also teaches educational research courses and serves as the Director of M.Ed. Programs.  Her research examines the various pathways arts education promotes social justice and equity in learning and teaching.

Education

• Ph.D. Education (Pedagogy, Learning, and Achievement) - Claremont Graduate University 
• M.A. Human Development - Pacific Oaks College
• B.A. Human Development - Pacific Oaks College

Publications

Book Chapters

Necochea, J., Stowell, L. P., McDaniel, J. E., Lorimer, M., & Kritzer, C. (2001) Rethinking middle level teacher education for the 21st Century: A systems approach. In V. Anfara, Jr. (Ed.). The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education. Greenwich: CT. Information Age Publishing.

Lorimer, M. (1999). Create a classroom plan. In S. Totten, C. Johnson, L. Morrow, & T. Sill Briegel (Eds.). Preparing Middle Level Educators: Practicing What We Preach. New York: NY. Falmer Press.

Lorimer, M. (1999). Reinforcing comprehension of adolescent development. In S. Totten, C. Johnson, L. Morrow, & T. Sill-Briegel (Eds.). Preparing Middle Level Educators: Practicing What We Preach. New York: NY. Falmer Press.

Refereed Publications

Lorimer, M. (2012). Infusing arts-integrated learning into preservice teacher education. AILACTE Journal. 9(1), 83-97.

Lorimer, M. (2011). Arts-infused learning in middle level classrooms. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 7(1). http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0hp6g86s

Lorimer, M. (2006). Using aesthetic scanning to enrich social studies instruction for middle school students. Social Studies Review, 45(2), 26–29.

Lorimer, M. (2006). Research summary: Bullying. Retrieved from http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Bullying/tabid/709/Default.aspx

Articles

Lorimer, M. (2009). Using interdisciplinary arts education to enhance learning. Principal. 8–12. (invited publication)

Porter, L. & Lorimer, M. (2005). Peace education. Encounter, 18(1), 13–18.

Taylor, D. & Lorimer, M. (2002) Helping boys succeed. Educational Leadership, 60(4), 68–70.

Conference Proceedings

Chadwick, F., Wendling, L., Lorimer, M., & Hanor, J. (2003). Collaboration and Arts Infusion in a Teacher Education Program. University of Hawaii International Conference on Education. January 7-10. Honolulu: HI. Published at conference proceedings.