David Fasenfest

David Fasenfest

Associate Professor
Adjunct Professor and Graduate Faculty, Environmental & Urban Change, York University, Canada

313-577-2930

313-577-2735 (fax)

david.fasenfest@wayne.edu

3229 FAB

Curriculum vitae

Website(s)

brill.com/view/title/61465

Media

Department

Sociology

David Fasenfest

Dr. Fasenfest received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1984. His research interests center on urban sociology, race/class/gender, labor markets and workforce development, income inequality and community economic development. His most recent publication, Marx Matters (Brill) received a 2022 Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Publication.

During his 25 years as an associate professor at Wayne State University, Dr. Fasenfest has received several WSU internal grants and almost $5 million in external funding, has produced five edited volumes, written 29 refereed book chapters, 28 refereed journal articles, contributed 40 essays to academic journals and has written entries in academic handbooks and encyclopedia. 

In addition, he provides guidance and support to new Ph.Ds. and early career scholars through workshops on how to succeed in academic publishing given at institutes and universities in japan, china, england, australia, italy and germany. he has been appointed adjunct professor and graduate faculty in environmental and urban change, York University, Canada and as a research associate of the York Center for Asian Research.

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Urban sociology

  • Critical sociology

  • Marxist sociology

Research

David Fasenfest has been active internationally for the past twenty-five years.

Education

  • Ph.D. (Sociology) August, 1984, University of Michigan
  • M.A. (Sociology) May, 1982, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • M.A. (Chinese Studies) May, 1979, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • M.A. (Economics) May, 1978, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • B.A. (Economics) June, 1971, City College of CUNY, New York

Awards and grants

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Marxist Section, American Sociological Association, 2017

Citation index

Courses taught by David Fasenfest

Fall Term 2024 (future)

Winter Term 2024 (current)

Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

Winter Term 2022