Background
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathryn Ann was born on March 10, 1953 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Morton and Joan (Cramer) Hirsh.
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathryn Ann was born on March 10, 1953 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Morton and Joan (Cramer) Hirsh.
Student, Manchester College, Oxford, England, 1973-1974; Bachelor of Science in Psychology-Music summa cum laude, U. Pittsburgh, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development-Psycholinguistics, University of Pennsylvania, 1981.
Consultant research psychologist on software ease-of-use, Sperry Univac, Inc., Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 1980-1984;
assistant professor psychiatry, Medical College New Jersey, Rutgers University, Newark, 1981-1985;
assistant professor psychology, director Infant Speech Perception Laboratory,, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1982-1984;
assistant professor, director Infant Language and Perception Laboratory, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1984-1987;
associate professor, infant language and perception laboratory, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1987. President Special Things Distributing Company, Inc., Ardmore, Pennsylvania, since 1983. Consultant Head Start and get set program School District Philadelphia, 1989.
Consultant on reading Katzenbach School for Deaf, West Trenton, New Jersey, 1981-1985. Consultant on lang.comprehension in pygmy chimpanzee Yerkes Primate Center, Atlanta, 1989. Ad hoc reviewer Journal Child Language, Development Psychology, Child Development, Journal Ednl.
Psychology, Journal Applied Psychology, Freeman Press. Presenter papers at professional meetings.
Conductor workshops for community groups in psychology, music and education. Board directors Kaiserman branch Jewish Community Center, 1988-1991. Member Executive Board young leadership county Federation Jewish Agilysys, 1980-1984, conductor workshops on multiculturalism.
Co-chairman psychological services division Federation Allied Jewish Appeal, 1985-1987. Vice president Jewish Community Center Camps, 1982-1984. Fellow APA (division 1 general psychology, ad hoc reviewer division 7).
Member Society for Research in Child Development (ad hoc reviewer), Piaget Society (ad hoc reviewer), Sigma Xi, Pi Lambda Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Jeffrey Ivan Pasek, August 17, 1975. Children: Joshua, Benjamin, Michael.