RELATIONSHIP COUNSELOR
Psychotherapist in Training | Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center, October 2017–Present
Psychotherapist in Training | Family Paths, September 2016–August 2017
Psychotherapist in Training | SF State Psychology Training Clinic, September 2015–May 2016
Youth Mentor | College Track, September 2015–May 2016
Independent Counselor/Coach | www.LiveLikeLove.com, 2014–Present
Assistant Facilitator | Interchange Counseling Institute, October 2014–June 2015
WRITER/EDITOR
Freelance Writer/Editor | www.ActivistEditor.com, 2006–Pressent
Proofreading/Copyediting Team Lead | WestEd, October 2012–May 2015
Proofreader | WestEd, March 2009–September 2012
Publications Manager | WordPlay Teen Writing Project, August 2006–July 2008
Fiction Editor | New Delta Review, August 2005–May 2006
Editorial Assistant | The Southern Review, August 2003–May 2004
Editorial Assistant | University of Chicago Press, September 2002–August 2003
Proofreader | Scholars of Early Modern Studies, winter 1999
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artist | www.AnnaMadeArt.com and www.PositivelyPolyAnna.com, 2010–Present
Keynote Artist | Truman State University’s annual women and gender studies conference, 2010
“New Media” Trainee | New Organizing Institute (NOI), fall 2009
Presenter | Society for Disability Studies annual conference, 2010
Trained Facilitator | Baton Rouge YWCA’s “Dialogue on Race,” 2007–2008
First-Year College Writing Teacher | Louisiana State University, August 2004–May 2006
Recipient | Louisiana State University’s Gus Weill Award for Playwriting, 2006
Presenter | American Folklore Society’s annual conference, 2005
Recipient | University of Chicago’s Napier Wilt Prize in English and American Literature, 2003
PUBLICATIONS
Hirsch, Anna & Hanna Thomas. (2016). A Progressive’s Style Guide. SumOfUs: London, England.
Hirsch, Anna & Claire Dixon. (2008). Hurricane Narratives: What Creative Writers Can Teach Us about Oral History. The Oral History Review, 35(2), 187–195.
Hirsch, Anna. Ed. (2007). Right2Write: A Collection of Poetry by Baton Rouge Teens. Baton Rouge, LA: East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
EDUCATION
Master of Science clinical psychology | San Francisco State University, 2017
Master of Fine Arts creative writing | Louisiana State University, 2006
Bachelor of Arts history (honors) and English/creative writing (honors) | University of Chicago, 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficiency in Windows and Mac, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Pro, cloud software (Box, Dropbox, Smartsheets, Google Calendar/Docs), new media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr Commons, MailChimp), and blogging services (Weebly, Squarespace, WordPress, Blogspot); knowledge of HTML/CSS and Adobe design programs; Spanish competency; 70–80 wpm typing
Psychotherapist in Training | Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center, October 2017–Present
Psychotherapist in Training | Family Paths, September 2016–August 2017
Psychotherapist in Training | SF State Psychology Training Clinic, September 2015–May 2016
Youth Mentor | College Track, September 2015–May 2016
Independent Counselor/Coach | www.LiveLikeLove.com, 2014–Present
Assistant Facilitator | Interchange Counseling Institute, October 2014–June 2015
WRITER/EDITOR
Freelance Writer/Editor | www.ActivistEditor.com, 2006–Pressent
Proofreading/Copyediting Team Lead | WestEd, October 2012–May 2015
Proofreader | WestEd, March 2009–September 2012
Publications Manager | WordPlay Teen Writing Project, August 2006–July 2008
Fiction Editor | New Delta Review, August 2005–May 2006
Editorial Assistant | The Southern Review, August 2003–May 2004
Editorial Assistant | University of Chicago Press, September 2002–August 2003
Proofreader | Scholars of Early Modern Studies, winter 1999
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Artist | www.AnnaMadeArt.com and www.PositivelyPolyAnna.com, 2010–Present
Keynote Artist | Truman State University’s annual women and gender studies conference, 2010
“New Media” Trainee | New Organizing Institute (NOI), fall 2009
Presenter | Society for Disability Studies annual conference, 2010
Trained Facilitator | Baton Rouge YWCA’s “Dialogue on Race,” 2007–2008
First-Year College Writing Teacher | Louisiana State University, August 2004–May 2006
Recipient | Louisiana State University’s Gus Weill Award for Playwriting, 2006
Presenter | American Folklore Society’s annual conference, 2005
Recipient | University of Chicago’s Napier Wilt Prize in English and American Literature, 2003
PUBLICATIONS
Hirsch, Anna & Hanna Thomas. (2016). A Progressive’s Style Guide. SumOfUs: London, England.
Hirsch, Anna & Claire Dixon. (2008). Hurricane Narratives: What Creative Writers Can Teach Us about Oral History. The Oral History Review, 35(2), 187–195.
Hirsch, Anna. Ed. (2007). Right2Write: A Collection of Poetry by Baton Rouge Teens. Baton Rouge, LA: East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
EDUCATION
Master of Science clinical psychology | San Francisco State University, 2017
Master of Fine Arts creative writing | Louisiana State University, 2006
Bachelor of Arts history (honors) and English/creative writing (honors) | University of Chicago, 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficiency in Windows and Mac, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Pro, cloud software (Box, Dropbox, Smartsheets, Google Calendar/Docs), new media tools (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr Commons, MailChimp), and blogging services (Weebly, Squarespace, WordPress, Blogspot); knowledge of HTML/CSS and Adobe design programs; Spanish competency; 70–80 wpm typing