Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson is an American academic administrator who was the founding president of Pennsylvania Western University from 2022 to 2023.
[2] Her 1991 dissertation was titled, Representational Theory of Play Therapy: The Development of a Theoretical Framework.
[2] She worked as dean of the college of education and human services at Central Michigan University.
[2] In 2018, she joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the president of Clarion University.
[2][4] On July 1, 2023, she resigned to serve as the president-in-resident and CEO of PennWest Investment with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.