Background
Firestone, Ira Joel was born on July 27, 1941 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Augusta (Holzbauer) Firestone.
Firestone, Ira Joel was born on July 27, 1941 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Augusta (Holzbauer) Firestone.
Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1966.
Research associate, Russell Sage Foundation, New York City, 1965-1967; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1968; assistant professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1966-1979; professor, since 1979. Visiting associate professor of University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975.
Member American Association of University Professors (vice president Detroit chapter 1987), American Psychological Society, Environmental Design Research Association, Society for Research in Child Development.
Married Gail Rubin, March 12, 1962 (deceased September 1970). 1 child, Beatrix; married Joan K. Lessen, June 18, 1973;children: Liana, Ari.