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  • William Hirst

    Malcolm B. Smith Professor and Chair of Psychology (CSD)

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    hirst@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    G - 80 Fifth Avenue

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    William Hirst

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    William Hirst is Malcolm B. Smith Professor of Psychology at The New School for Social Research.

    Concentrations: Cognitive science; social aspects of cognition and memory.

    Degrees Held

    PhD 1976, Cornell University

    Recent Publications

    Selected publications include:

    “A Ten-Year Follow-Up of a Study of Memory for the Attack of September 11, 2001: Flashbulb Memories and Memories for Flashbulb Events,” Journal of Experimental Psychology (2015)

    “Social Identity and Socially Shared Retrieval-Induced Forgetting: The Effects of Group Membership,” Journal of Experimental Psychology (2015)

    “Memory in the Circumstances in Which One Learned of a Death from AIDS: The Effects 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).

     

    Current Courses

    Cognitive Psychology
    GPSY 5110, Spring 2026

    Independent Study
    GPSY 6990, Spring 2026

    Independent Study
    LPSY 3950, Spring 2026

    Into to Memory Studies
    LPSY 3505, Spring 2026

    Senior Work Project
    LPSY 4001, Spring 2026

    Past Courses

    Fund of Cognitive Psych
    LPSY 2042, Fall 2025

    Independent Study
    LPSY 3950, Fall 2025

    Independent Study
    GPSY 6990, Fall 2025

    Sem:Autobiographical Memory
    GPSY 6302, Fall 2025

    Senior Work Project
    LPSY 4001, Fall 2025

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