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Gary Fireman, PhD

Professor, Psychology

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Education

  • Post Doctoral Fellow (Developmental Psychology NICHD Traineeship), City University of New York, Graduate Center, 1988-90
  • Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) 1987, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
  • M.A. (Clinical Psychology) 1983, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
  • B.A. (Psychology) 1980, University of Michigan
  • Certificate, Management and Leadership in Education (MLE) program, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, June 18 – June 30, 2017

Research/Creative Interests

My research interest is in the role of emotional complexity, social reasoning, and problem solving in relation to personal narrative, victims of bullying, and to sleep quality.

Teaching Philosophy

I believe students learn most effectively when they are actively engaged, have opportunities for collaborative problem solving, discussion, and reflection. The opportunity for inclusive practices with respectful engagement of divergent ideas that promotes critical thinking and learning as an iterative process is best for skill based and intellectual growth.

Recent Scholarly or Creative Contributions

  • Miller, Sharon, Fireman, G.D., & Wallace, Amira (2026). Exploring Costa Rican College Students’ Narratives of Bullying Victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
  • McGrory, C. M., Fireman, G., Bottary, R., Lasko, N. B., Simon, N. M., Baker, A. W., Liverant, G.I., Pace-Schott, E. F. (2025). The Bidirectional Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Exposure-Based Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Multi- Method Examination. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
  • Hopkins, S., Marks, A, Fireman G.D. (2023). A person-centered exploration of peer aggression and prosocial behavior in early adolescence. Contemporary School Psychology. 27(4), 722-730. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-023-00461-9
  • Hopkins, S., Stark, A.M. Tousignant, O.H., Zinoviev, D., Fireman, G.D. (2022) College Student Expression on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal of American College Health. http://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2055434
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Courses Taught

  • PSYCH-510-C Independent Study