Elliot Lee Hirshman (born February 21, 1961) is an American

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how ...

and academic who is the president of Stevenson University in

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since July 3, 2017. Prior to Stevenson University he served as president at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) syste ...

and served as the provost and senior vice president of the

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Education

Hirshman earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

in 1983. He received a master's degree (1984) and a PhD in cognitive psychology (1987) from

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. He then took a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, ...

Career

He taught in the psychology department at the

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from 1989 to 2000. He chaired the psychology departments at the University of Colorado at Denver (2000–2002) and at

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(2002–2005), where he later served as chief research officer (2005–2008). From 2008 to 2011 he was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the

. He became the eighth president of SDSU in 2011. SDSU, founded in 1897, is a part of the

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system; it has 36,000 students and a faculty and staff of 7,000. It offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees through eight academic colleges and is an

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Division One school offering 19 sports. During his tenure he is credited with greatly improving the university's reputation and rankings, fundraising, and graduation rates. In March 2017 he announced his intention to resign from SDSU, effective June 2017, to become president of Stevenson University in Maryland.

Personal

He is married to Jeri Hirshman; they have a son and a daughter.

References

1961 births Living people Presidents of San Diego State University Yale University alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirshman, Elliot