Hasirci graduated from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University. She worked in various architectural firms and received her master’s degree and PhD from Bilkent. As a Fulbright scholar, she worked on learning environments and creativity at North Carolina State University. Her articles have been published in The Journal of Creative Behavior and Creativity Research Journal, and magazines such as Arkitekt, Geceyarisi Sineması, Düşe-Yazma, and Patika. She is working on the “Child Attraction Center” World Bank project with academicians from Bilkent, has prepared workshops with the children involved in the study, and is working on the preparation of reports, books and conference presentations with the project members. Following Bilkent where she taught Basic Design and Human Factors courses, she began working at Izmir University of Economics in 2006 as an Asst. Professor, teaching courses such as, Project Preparation Techniques, Art and Design Studio, Drawing and Representation, and Design Semiotics.