Jessica Hirshorn teaches Interdisciplinary Studies and Organizational Leadership at Arizona State University. Additionally, she developed and helps to facilitate the Peace Corps Prep certificate and teaches the core class. She is the author of the intercultural training simulation "Rocket: A Simulation on Intercultural Teamwork." Rocket is based upon her research conducted at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and examines the intercultural interactions that take place in the International Space Station Program.

Jessica’s doctorate is in Educational Foundations with an emphasis in Multicultural Education and Sociology of Education from the University of Houston. She also holds a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from SIT Graduate Institute and a bachelor's degree from Coe College in Asian Studies and Religion. Prior to teaching Interdisciplinary Studies and Organizational Leadership at ASU, she taught teacher education courses and helped to train teachers to work with diverse student populations. Jessica also served as the Coordinator of International Student Services and Interim Director of Multicultural Services at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where she developed and implemented their international student services program.

Jessica’s international experience includes leading study abroad programs for ASU in New Zealand, Ireland, Dominican Republic, China, and the United Kingdom. She also helped to found OLLI Corps in conjunction with Osher Lifelong Learning and co-led their inaugural program in Belize. Jessica is a former Peace Corps Volunteer having served in the Federated States of Micronesia.  As a student, she studied abroad in China, India, and Israel. Jessica is a Fulbright Core Scholar Grantee for Poland and is scheduled to teach as a visiting scholar at the University of Warsaw during the Spring of 2022.