Hirah A. Mir
Biography
GSA: Acting Vice President
Spring 2016
Hirah Mir is a fourth year doctoral student in the Educational Psychology and Methodology Division. She received
her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from CUNY Hunter College. As an undergraduate, Hirah provided leadership
training, conducted legal advocacy, and engaged in policy work for social welfare reform. Hirah's doctoral training
is in formative assessment, self-regulated learning, and program evaluation. Her dissertation work focuses on how
experiences of bullying and discrimination in school influence the ethnic identity formation of children of
immigrants.
Hirah has been involved in the Graduate Student Association (GSA) since her first year as a graduate student at
UAlbany. She has served as the President, Secretary, Representative, and Social Webmaster of the Educational
Psychology and Methodology RGSO. Currently, she is an active member of the Wages and Benefits, and Equity and
Inclusion Committees of the GSA. Hirah is also serving as the Employment Concerns Chair of the Northeast Region
for the National Association for Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). As the Employment Concerns Chair,
Hirah is working to develop an professional development handbook to inform graduate student governments on how
to prepare their constituents for the non-academic job market.
Apart from the GSA, Hirah is a member of the Future Faculty Leadership Council (FFLC), through which she works
with a team of graduate students to coordinate and facilitate events on campus to help other students navigate their
doctoral careers and prepare students for tenure-track faculty positions.
Hirah aims to continue her community and advocacy work throughout her academic career with future involvement
with the GSA and other entities on and off campus.