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Barton J. Hirsch Chair, Human Development and Social Policy Program Professor, Human Development and Social Policy Annenberg Hall Room 109 2120 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208-0001 Phone: (847) 491-4418 Fax: (847) 491-8999

Biography

Bart Hirsch is a psychologist whose work emphasizes research and program development in relation to adolescents. His research is based on a social ecological model, which is sensitive to the interrelations of different social contexts and considers development in a life-course perspective. Hirsch is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Society for Community Research and Action.  He has served on the editorial boards of leading journals in adolescent development and community psychology and is currently General Editor for Adolescent Lives in Context, a new book series from NYU Press.

Awards/Honors

2006 - Social Policy Award for Best Authored Book from the Society for Research on Adolescence for A Place to Call Home: After-School Programs for Urban Youth, copublished by APA and Teachers College Press.

Research/Scholarship
Education

Year		Degree		Institution
1981		Postdoctorate, Social Ecology		Stanford University
1979		PhD, Psychology		University of Oregon
1971		BA, Philosophy		University of Wisconsin

Selected Publications

Hirsch, B. J., DuBois, D., & Deutsch, N. (In Press/Under Review). Building Quality After-School Centers: Case Studies of Success and Failure . New York: Cambridge University Press..

Pagano, M., & Hirsch, B. J. (2007). Friendships and Romantic Relationships of Black and White Adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies: 16, 347-357.

Hirsch, B. J. (2007). After-School Programs: Positive Places in Unsafe Urban Communities in E. Goodenough (Ed.), Where Do the Children Play? .

Hirsch, B. J. & Hedges, L. (2006). After-School Programs for High School Students: Launching the Evaluation of After School Matters in Evaluation Exchange: 12.

Hirsch, B. (2005). A place to call home: After-school programs for urban youth. Washington, D.C: American Psychological Association and New York: Teachers College Press.

Hirsch, B. J., & Wong, V (2005). After-School Programs in D. DuBois & M. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of Youth Mentoring.

Loder, T., & Hirsch, B. (2003). Inner-city youth development organizations: The salience of peer ties among early adolescent girls. Applied Developmental Science: 7, 2-12.

Hirsch, B., Mickus, M., & Boerger, R. (2002). Ties to influential adults among black and white adolescents: Culture, social class, and family networks. American Journal of Community Psychology: 30, 289-303.

Hirsch, B., Roffman, J., Deutsch, N., Flynn, C., Loder, T., & Pagano, M. (2000). Inner city youth development organizations: Strengthening programs for adolescent girls. Journal of Early Adolescence: 20, 210-230.

Selected Presentations

Hirsch, B. (2008). A Place to Call Home—Studies Documenting the Crucial Support that Programmes Provide to Youth.  Keynote Address, Conference on Youth Work—Policy and Practice in the Future, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Organized by the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Welsh Assembly Government.
. Cardiff , United Kingdom.

Projects

Evaluation of After School Matters

Research Interests

After-school programs; program development, implementation, and evaluation, particularly with respect to positive youth development; social relations during adolescence, with an emphasis on gender, race and social system influences.

Teaching/Advising
Courses

LRN_SCI 451		Topics in Learning Sciences Current research topics in the learning sciences. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with change in topic.
HDSP 451		Topics in Human Development and Social Policy Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
HDSP 403		Adolescent Development Biological, cognitive and social development during adolescence. Social institutions and policies that affect the well-being of adolescents.
SESP 303 sec 20		Program Development and Implementation Intervention strategies in the areas of human development, education, psychological well-being, and social welfare within a social-ecological framework.  Emphasis on long-term change in people and social environments.