Eric Goldfischer

Eric Goldfischer received his PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota in 2020. His research and teaching interests focus on the intersection of housing justice, participatory-action research, urban space, and policing. His writing has been published in journals such as Housing Studies, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, and Metropolitics. In his research, he has collaborated closely with groups led by those with lived experience of housing deprivation. Outside of academic work, Dr. Goldfischer began his career as a community organizer and is trained as a popular educator, and he believes that in the classroom setting, we are all teachers and learners alongside each other.

Dr. Goldfischer is the Service-Learning coordinator in the Urban Studies Department, with a particular focus on teaching and facilitating the service-learning seminar (URBST 370/372) and guiding students through fulfilling service-learning placements with nonprofits, activist organizations, and government agencies.

Office: Powdermaker 250H

Email: Eric.Goldfischer@qc.cuny.edu