Lester Luborsky
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Lester B. Luborsky was one of the founders of scientific research in psychotherapy.
Luborsky was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Philadelphia Central High School and then earned his bachelors degree at Pennsylvania State University
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Luborsky received his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University
. He was an instructor at the University of Illinois for two years. He then spent eleven years at the Menninger Foundation
before joining the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania
.
In 1973-1974 Luborsky served as president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
.
Luborsky was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Philadelphia Central High School and then earned his bachelors degree at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
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Luborsky received his Ph.D. in psychology from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. He was an instructor at the University of Illinois for two years. He then spent eleven years at the Menninger Foundation
Menninger Foundation
The Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas, and consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston. The foundation was started by Drs. Karl, Will, and...
before joining the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
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In 1973-1974 Luborsky served as president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Society for Psychotherapy Research
The Society for Psychotherapy Research is a learned society founded in 1970. It is multidisciplinary, international association for research into psychotherapy...
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Sources
- obituary for Luborsky
- Philadelphia Inquierer. OCt. 30, 2009.