Zachary Mooradian Furness is an American cultural studies scholar,[1] punk musician[2] and author.

[3] Born in 1977 in Pittsburgh, Furness earned a bachelor's degree in English from Pennsylvania State University, a master's degree and doctorate in Communication studies from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a doctoral certificate in Women's Studies.

He is an interdisciplinary researcher and possibly best known for his book One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility.

In addition to his work on cycling advocacy and bicycle culture, Furness is the editor of Punkademics, the co-editor (with Thomas Oates) of The NFL: Critical and Cultural Perspectives, and he has written for a variety of edited volumes, zines, and magazines, including Punk Planet, Bitch, and Souciant.

[6] He is the son of former NFL player and coach, Steve Furness, and played in punk bands for over twenty years.