David Singer has been an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Sociology since 2004. He earned his doctorate in psychology at New York University in 1974, specializing in social psychology. In 2004 he completed a masters degree in economics at the New School for Social Research, specializing in classical political economy. He practices clinical psychology and has worked in the past as a systems analyst in the banking, brokerage, and insurance industries. Current academic and research interests include social problems, social change, technological change, and social theory. David has published articles in social psychology and more recently in political economy, including work about the health care industry, the political economy of psychotherapy, and the limitations of electoral politics in promoting social change. His other interests include art, nature, hiking, and biking.