Richard Fey

Richard Fey

Associate Teaching Professor,
The Sanford School
Other ASU affiliations
  • richard.fey@asu.edu
  • P.O.Box 873701 TEMPE, AZ 85287-3701
  • Mail code: 3701
    Campus: Tempe
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Richard Fey is an Associate Teaching Professor in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University. He took the long road to academics. Prior to beginning college at 27 years of age, he had a varied life which included managing a business office, owning a small construction firm, and working as a professional stage actor.

Fey began teaching at Portland State University in 1999 as an instructor while completing his master's degree in sociology. While working towards his doctorate, he continued his focus on education as a teaching associate. Upon completion of his Ph.D., Fey began his career as a lecturer at Arizona State University.

Fey’s substantive areas of specialization are: crime, deviance and delinquency, as well as the family and couple relationships.

Education
  • Ph.D. Sociology, Arizona State University 2005
  • M.S. Sociology, Portland State University 2000
  • B.S. Sociology, Portland State University 1998
  • B.S. Psychology, Portland State University 1998 
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Curriculum Vitae
Publications

  • Editor – Boundaries: Reading in Deviance, Crime & Criminal Justice. Original Anthology E-book. Pearson Publishing (2015)

  • Contributing Author – Essentials of Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach. (e-book version). Pearson Publishing (2015)

  • Contributing Author – Marriage, Families, Intimate Relationships: A Practical Introduction. (e-book version). Pearson Publishing (2015)

  • Editor – Editor’s Choice Reader on Deviant Behavior. Cengage Publishing. Spring 2012

  • Clark, R., Clark, E., Roe-Sepowitz, D., Fey, R., Age of Entry into Prostitution: Relationship to Drug Use, Race, Suicide, Education Level, Childhood Abuse, and Family Experiences. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. Volume 22, Issue 3, (2012).

  • Adler, P.A., Adler, P, Fey, R. Sociology of Deviance: Looking Past the "Normal" World. (2011).
  • Kendall, D., Fey. R. Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials. (2011).
  • Lamanna, M.A., Riedman, A., Fey, R. Marriage, Families and Relationships. (2011).
  • Lauer, Robert H. Lauer, Jeanette C. Fey, Richard L. Dating, Marriage & Love. (2009).
  • Schaefer, Richard T. Fey, Richard L. Sociology: The World Beyond the Looking Glass. (2009).
  • . . Review of: Marriage and Families (2006).
  • . . Review of: Marriages and Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society (2006).
  • . . Review of: Boundaries: Readings in Deviance, Crime and Criminal Justice (2002).
Courses
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 201 Careers in Sociology
SOC 201 Careers in Sociology
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 340 Social Deviance
SOC 340 Social Deviance
SOC 492 Honors Directed Study
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2023 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 201 Careers in Sociology
SOC 201 Careers in Sociology
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
SOC 315 Soc of Dating, Rels & Marriage
2022 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
SOC 493 Honors Thesis
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
2021 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 492 Honors Directed Study
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
2021 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 493 Honors Thesis
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
2020 Spring
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 363 Men and Masculinity
SOC 492 Honors Directed Study
2019 Fall
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 340 The Sociology of Deviance
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
2019 Summer
Course Number Course Title
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
SOC 315 Courtship and Marriage
Expertise Areas
Family and Couple Relationships
Criminology
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