David Zarifa

{{short description|Canadian sociologist}}

{{Infobox scientist

| name = David Zarifa

| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada

| nationality = Canadian

| fields =Sociology

| workplaces =Nipissing University

| alma_mater =University of Western Ontario
McMaster University

}}

David Zarifa is a Canadian academic, currently a Canada Research Chair in Life Course Transitions in Northern and Rural Communities at Nipissing University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/profile-eng.aspx?profileId=3493|title=Canada Research Chairs|last=Government of Canada|first=Industry Canada|date=2012-11-29|website=www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca|access-date=2019-05-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nipissingu.ca/users/david-zarifa|title=davidz@nipissingu.ca|website=www.nipissingu.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-05-19}} Zarifa is a Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. His areas of specialization include sociology of education, social inequality, sociology of work, and quantitative research methods.