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Dave Wells, Ph.D.
BIS Senior Lecturer & Curriculum Co-ordinator
| Office: |
UASB 208A |
| Phone: |
(480) 727-7038 |
| E-mail: |
dave.wells@asu.edu |
Spring
2004
Office Hours
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See syllabus |
| Education:
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B.A., Bucknell University (Economics and
Mathematics)
Ph.D., University of Southern California (Political Economy and Public Policy) |
| Research interests: |
Board member of two social justice
public policy advocacy organizations: Arizona
Citizen Action and the Arizona
Advocacy Network. Current focuses of my work include investigating
the roots of our state budget crisis, "A 'State' of Disarray: Tax
and Expenditure Policy in Arizona," and helping raise Arizona's
unemployment compensation levels. Arizona's maximum unemployment
benefit of $205 a week is the lowest in the country (Mississippi and Alabama
have now passed us).
Research into corporate social responsibility as well as how social
power, rather than productivity, impacts pay levels in labor markets.
Explores the lives of students in the BIS program through an
institutional ethnography in a paper entitled, "A Matter of
'Degree;' How Students Combine Work with College."
To access Dave Wells' research activities, publications, and
presentations click here. |
| Publications: |
Book:
Consumerism and The Movement of Housewives into Wage Work: The Interaction of
Patriarchy, Class, and Capitalism in Twentieth Century America (1998), Ashgate
Publishing (ASU West library has it). Op-ed Articles:
"Scrooge-like Legislature Has No Help For Poor," Arizona Republic, My
Turn Op-ed article, Dec., 18, 1999: B6.
"Convention Argument Crumbles in Hotel Quest," Arizona Republic, My Turn
Op-ed article, Sept. 20, 1999: B7.
“Arizona’s Jobless Benefits are Pitiful, Need Changing,” Arizona
Republic, My Turn Op-ed article, April 19, 2002: B7.
“Violence Not the Answer” (original
title: “A Human Rights Approach to Terrorism”), Arizona
Republic, My Turn Op-ed article, October 20, 2001: B7.
“Just Look In
Your Garage To Fix Blame For Gas Prices,” Arizona Republic,
East Valley Opinions, My Turn Op-ed Article, May 23, 2001:
EV4.
“Politicians-Ya Gotta Hate’em” (State Legislative Process
Reform), Arizona Republic, East Valley Opinions My Turn Op-ed
Article, December 13, 2000: EV4. |
| Biographic information: |
Here's a quote that guides
me: "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is
to change it." You'll find that philosophy undergirding my courses, my research
and activism.
However, it also takes me to school, too. I ride my bike everywhere, but I also know
that Force=MassxVelocity2, which means at least three things:
- I burn disproportionately more calories if I bike faster.
- It takes much less force (or energy) to propel a bicycle than a car.
- If a one to two ton motor vehicle hits me, I'm in trouble—so please share the road
and remember how biking is a way to improve the environment and stay fit at the same time!
To find out more about Dave Wells go to his personal
home page.
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