David A. Criss is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at Wayne State University and a dual-title trainee in the NSF-funded T-RUST Urban Sustainability program. His research examines how sustainability performance is priced and financed across firms and local economies, with a focus on how financial structures shape corporate behavior, community outcomes, and long-run economic stability. He also works on applied projects that connect empirical analysis to environmental, social, and economic challenges in urban settings.

He has taught Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, and Environmental Justice in Detroit at Wayne State University, as well as Economics of Energy and the Environment at Oakland University. His teaching emphasizes clarity, structured reasoning, and evidence-based analysis.

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