William HirstPhD, Cornell University;
BA, Carnegie-Mellon University
Professor of Psychology
Courses Taught:- Intro to Cognitive Psychology
- Research Methods in Cognition and Communication
- Collective and Autobiographical Memory and Their Contribution to Identity
- “Memory in the Circumstances in Which One Learned of a Death from AIDS: The Ef fects of Repeated Exposure,” Memory and Cognition (2003)
- “Social Influences on Remembering,” in D. Rubin (ed.), Autobiographical Memory (coauthor, 1996)
- “Cognitive Aspects of Consciousness,” in M. Gazzaniga (ed.), Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience (1995)
The New School for Social Research
Psychology Department
80 5th Ave, Room 515
New York, NY 10011
Phone Number/Extension:212-229-5376 x4967
Email:hirst@newschool.eduResearch Interests:Cognitive science; cognitive neuroscience (especially memory and attention); social remembering.
