Pizarro Milian, Roger and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2026. \u201cBeyond Universities: Structural Stratification in Canadian Tertiary Education.\u201d Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>. DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Roger Pizarro Milian and Scott Davies. 2026. \u201cStructural Stratification of Universities in 22 OECD Countries: Shapes, Variations, and Drivers of Inequalities.\u201d Comparative Education Review<\/em>. DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2025. \u201cEffectively Maintained Inequality in Canada Revisited.\u201d Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>. DOI<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Yujiro Sano and Roger Pizarro Milian. 2025. \u201cStratification in Countries with Flatter (Institutional) Hierarchies: The Case of Canadian Universities.\u201d Sociology of Education<\/em>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Yujiro Sano and Roger Pizarro Milian. 2024. \u201cDoes Transfer Pathway Uptake Help or Hinder Access to STEM Fields in Postsecondary Education? A View From Canada.\u201d Higher Education Quarterly<\/i>, 79:e12578. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong> and Yujiro Sano. 2024. \u201cDo Transfers into the Community College Sector Graduate at the Same Rate? Evidence from Ontario, Canada\u201d Community College Journal of Pizarro Milian, Roger and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2023. \u201cThe Stratification of Universities Revisited: Status, Twitter Followers and the Shape of National Hierarchies.\u201d Canadian Journal of Higher Education<\/i>, 53(2): 32-48. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Sano, Yujiro, Cathlene Hillier, Roger Pizarro Milian, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2023. \u201cDoes Geography Matter? A Regional Analysis of Early Transfer within Ontario Post-Secondary Education.\u201d Rural Sociology<\/i>, 88(4): 1069-1102. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Rod Missaghian. 2023. \u201cJust Passing Through? Exploring Regional Disparities in Vertical Transfer Intent in Ontario, Canada.\u201d Higher Education Policy<\/i>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hillier, Cathlene, Yujiro Sano, Roger Pizarro Milian, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2023. \u201cWhere Did They Go? Regional Patterns in Student Mobility within Ontario Post-Secondary Education.\u201d Canadian Journal of Higher Education<\/i>, 53(1): 44\u201361. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hillier, Cathlene, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Darcy Hango. 2022. \u201cMind the Gaps: Examining Youth’s Reading, Math and Science Skills Across Northern and Rural Canada.\u201d Rural Sociology<\/i>, 87(1): 264-302. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger and\u00a0David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2022. \u201cCanadian Transfer Research: Past Achievements, Current Challenges, and Future Directions.\u201d\u00a0Canadian Journal of Higher Education<\/em>, 51(3):\u00a082-99.\u00a0DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hango, Darcy, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Brad Seward. 2021. \u201cAre Some Canadian Youth NEETer than Others? Examining North-South and Rural-Urban Inequalities in Education, Employment, and Training.\u201d The Northern Review<\/i>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hango, Darcy, David Zarifa<\/strong>, Roger Pizarro Milian and Brad Seward. 2021. \u201cRoots and STEMS? Examining Field of Study Choices Among Northern and Rural Youth in Canada.\u201d Studies in Higher Education, <\/i>46(3): 563-593.\u00a0DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Sano, Yujiro, Cathlene Hillier, Michael Haan, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2020. \u201cYouth Migration in the Context of Rural Brain Drain: Some Longitudinal Evidence from Canada.\u201d Journal of Rural & Community Development<\/i>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hillier, Cathlene, Yujiro Sano, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Michael Haan. 2020. \u201cWill They Stay or Will They Go? Examining the Brain Drain in Canada\u2019s Provincial North?\u201d Canadian Review of Sociology, <\/i>57(2): 174-196. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Brad Seward. 2020. \u201cDifferentiation Policy and Access to Higher Education in Northern Ontario, Canada: An Analysis of Unintended Consequences.\u201d The Northern Review<\/i>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Brad Seward. 2020. \u201cPaying Back Student Loans: Demographic, Human Capital and Other Correlates of Default and Repayment Difficulty.\u201d Higher Education Quarterly<\/i>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n David Walters, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Brittany Etmanski. 2020. \u201cEmployment in Academia: To What Extent Are Recent Doctoral Graduates of Various Fields of Study Obtaining Permanent Versus Temporary Academic Jobs in Canada?\u201d Higher Education Policy<\/em>. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Brad Seward and Roger Pizarro Milian. 2019. \u201cLocation, location, location: Examining the Rural-Urban Skills Gap in Canada.\u201d The Journal of Rural Studies<\/i>, 72: 252-263. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Jeannie Kim, Brad Seward and David Walters. 2018. \u201cWhat\u2019s Taking You So Long? Examining the Effects of Social Class on Completing a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Four Years.\u201d Sociology of Education, <\/em>91(4): 290-322. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, and Scott Davies. 2018. \u201cStructural Stratification in Higher Education and the Recruiting of Political Elites in Eight Countries.\u201d The Sociological Forum<\/em>, 33(4):974-999. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Darcy Hango and Roger Pizarro Milian. 2018. \u201cProximity, Prosperity and Participation: Examining Access to Post-secondary Education among Youth in Canada\u2019s Provincial North.\u201d Rural Sociology<\/em>, 83(2): 270-314. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Etmanski, Brittany, David Walters, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2017. \u201cA Change in Plans: The Career Prospects of Recent Ph.D. Graduates in Academia.\u201d The<\/em> Canadian Journal of Higher Education<\/em>, 47(3): 152\u2013169. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, Scott Davies and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2016. \u201cBarriers to Differentiation: Applying Organizational Studies to Ontario Higher Education.\u201d The Canadian Journal of Higher Education<\/em>, 46(1): 19-37. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, David Walters and Brad Seward. 2015. \u201cThe Earnings and Employment Outcomes of Disabled Postsecondary Graduates in Canada.\u201d Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>, 52(4): 343-376. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Davies, Scott, Vicky Maldonado, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2014. “Effectively Maintaining Inequality in Toronto? Predicting Student Choice of Ontario Universities.” Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>, 51(1): 22-53. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Wright, Laura, David Walters and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2013. “Government Student Loan Default: Differences between Graduates of the Liberal Arts and Applied Fields in Canadian Colleges and Universities.” Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>, 50(1): 89-115. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2012. \u201cChoosing Fields in an Expansionary Era: Comparing Canada and the United States.\u201d Research in Social Stratification and Mobility<\/em>, 30(3):328-351. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Davies, Scott and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2012. \u201cThe Stratification of Universities: Structural Inequality in Canada and the United States.\u201d Research in Social Stratification and Mobility<\/em>, 30(2): 143-158. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n *Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2012. \u201cPersistent Inequality or Liberation from Social Origins? Determining Who Attends Graduate School in Canada\u2019s Expanded Postsecondary System.\u201d Canadian Review of Sociology<\/em>, 49(2): 109-137. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n *Awarded the Canadian Review of Sociology Best Article Award for 2013 by Canadian Sociological Association<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2012. \u201cHigher Education Expansion, Social Background and College Selectivity in the United States.\u201d International Journal of the Sociology of Education<\/em>, 1(3): 263-291. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and David Walters. 2008. \u201cRevisiting Canada\u2019s Brain Drain: Evidence from the 2000 Cohort of Canadian University Graduates.\u201d Canadian Public Policy<\/em>, 34(3): 305-320. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Walters, David and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2008. \u201cEarnings and Employment Outcomes for Male and Female Postsecondary Graduates of Coop and Non-Coop Programmes.\u201d Journal of Vocational Education & Training<\/em>, 60(4): 377-399. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Scott Davies. 2007. \u201cBalance of Powers: Public Opinion on Control in Education.\u201d Canadian Journal of Sociology<\/em>, 32(2): 259-278. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Hillier, Cathlene, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2024. \u201cThe Landscape of Educational Inequalities in Northern and Rural Locations in Canada.\u201d In Diversity and Equity in Canadian Schools: Fostering Human Flourishing, edited by Cathlene Hillier and Wendy Bokhorst-Heng. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Cathlene Hillier, and Darcy Hango. 2022. \u201cLocation Matters: Education and Employment Inequalities in Northern and Rural Canada.\u201d In Social Inequality in Canada, Seventh Edition, edited by Monica Hwang, Edward Grabb, and Jeffrey G. Reitz. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n Seward, Brad, David Walters, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2016. \u201cEducation-Job Mismatch among Disabled Postsecondary Graduates\u201d in The Sociology of Education in Canada: Contemporary Debates and Perspectives, edited by Wolfgang Lehmann, Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n Andersen, Robert and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2012. \u201cAcademic Performance and Expectations of Canadian Students: The Role of School Disciplinary Climate\u201d in Improving Learning Environments in School: Lessons from Abroad, edited by Richard Arum and Melissa Velez. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2011. \u201cChapter 2: International Comparative Profiles of Adult Literacy\u201d in Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL). Ottawa and Paris: Statistics Canada and the OECD.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Simone Greenberg. 2011. \u201cChapter 3: Skills and Outcomes\u201d in Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL). Ottawa and Paris: Statistics Canada and the OECD.<\/p>\n Davies, Scott and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2009. \u201cInstitutional Theory and the Weberian Tradition\u201d in Canadian Perspectives on the Sociology of Education, edited by Cynthia Rasky-Levine. Toronto: Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n Yip, Terry, David Zarifa<\/strong>, Roger Pizarro Milian and Avery Beal. 2024. Investigating Transfer Pathways and Early Workforce Earnings Trajectories in Ontario: Insights from Statistics Canada\u2019s ELMLP Data Linkages<\/em>.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 33 Pages.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong> and Julie Peters. 2023. Strategic Review of Statistics Canada’s Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Linkage Platform (ELMLP) for Ontario Transfer Research.<\/em>.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 27 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Yujiro Sano, and Avery Beall. 2022. Student Mobility and Educational Outcomes among Ontario Colleges and Universities: <\/em>Comparing Access to STEM Fields, Graduation Rates and Timely Completion among Northern and Southern Ontario<\/em>.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 63 Pages.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Rod Missaghian. 2022. Regional Disparities in Transfer Intent Among Ontario College Applicants: Insights from Academica’s Univerity\/College Applicant Survey<\/em>.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 11 Pages.<\/p>\n Sano, Yujiro and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2022. Student Mobility and Educational Outcomes among Ontario Colleges and Universities: Replicating Descriptive Statistics with the Addition of the 2016-17 PSIS Cycle and Non-Imputed College Data<\/em>.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 6 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>, Yujiro Sano, and Cathlene Hillier. 2020. Transfer Pathways among Ontario Colleges and Universities: The Magnitude of Postsecondary Transfer Types and the Characteristics of Those Who Transfer.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 34 Pages.<\/p>\n Sano, Yujiro, Cathlene Hillier, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2020. Transfer Pathways among Ontario Colleges and Universities: Northern and Southern Differences in Students Who Transfer. <\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 35 Pages.<\/p>\n Hillier, Cathlene, Yujiro Sano, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2020. Transfer Pathways among Ontario Colleges and Universities: Characteristics of Students Who Transfer Across and Within Regions.<\/i> Toronto: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. 42 Pages.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, Brad Seward, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Scott Davies. 2019. Skills, Signals and Labour Market Outcomes: An Analysis of the 2012 Longitudinal and International Study of Adults.<\/i> Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. 25 Pages. DOI<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2018. “Nipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program(N-PREP): Year 3 Evaluation Report.” A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 154 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2018. “Nipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program (N-PREP): Preliminary Evaluation Report (2018).” A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 64 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2017. “Nipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program(N-PREP): Year 2 Evaluation Report.” A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 121 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2017. \u201cNipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program (N-PREP): Preliminary Evaluation Report (2017). A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 53 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2016. “Nipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program (N-PREP): Year I Evaluation Report.” A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 98 Pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong> and Greg Brown. 2016. “Nipissing Poverty Reduction through Education Program (N-PREP) Stage I Evaluation Report.” A Report Submitted to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Canadore College. 26 Pages.<\/p>\n Pizarro Milian, Roger, Scott Davies, and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2014. “Barriers to Differentiation: Applying Organizational Studies to Ontario Higher Education.” A Report Submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Funded by the Ontario Human Capital Research and Innovation Fund (OHCRIF). 27 pages.<\/p>\n Dzisah, James, David Zarifa<\/strong>, and Benjamin Kelly. 2012. \u201cLeveraging of Public Investments in HERD: A Synthesis of the Triple Helix Literature.\u201d A Knowledge Synthesis Report Submitted to SSHRC\u2014Industry Canada. 27 pages.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2019. \u201cSchool Transitions\u201d in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition<\/em>. Edited by George Ritzer. United States: Wiley-Blackwell.<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2013. \u201cSchool-to-Work Transitions.\u201d In J. Ainsworth & G. Golson (Eds.), Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. DOI<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Davies, Scott and David Zarifa<\/strong>. 2008. \u201cHigher Education.\u201d In The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Gary McCulloch and David Crook. New York: Routledge.<\/p>\n McMaster, Megan and David Zarifa<\/strong><\/strong>. 2018. “Graduate Handbook: MA in Sociology, Applied Social Research”, Department of Sociology, Nipissing University (24 pages).<\/p>\n Zarifa, David<\/strong>. 2013. “SOCI 4096\/4097 Honours Thesis Guidelines”, Department of Sociology, Nipissing University (19 pages). 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