Bio:
Professor and Chair of English
Writing Center Coordinator
San Jacinto Campus
Ph.D. in English, University of California, Riverside, 2022
M.A. in English, University of California, Riverside, 2014
B.A. in English, Magna Cum Laude with Honors in English, University of Redlands, 2012
Ryan is a graduate of Hemet High School and navigated higher education as a first generation college student before returning to the community. His scholarly background focuses poetics, poetic theory, queer theory, and 20th century American poetry. His work primarily focuses on the mid-century poet Frank O鈥橦ara, which was the focus of his dissertation and his article, 鈥淣ot You: Frank O'Hara and the Poetics of Personism,鈥欌�� which appears in the international journal Textual Practice.
At 蜜柚视频, Ryan has served in many roles, including founding faculty chair of the LGBTQ+ Advisory and Academic Senate Executive President. He is currently chair of the English department and Writing Center Coordinator at the San Jacinto Campus. He teaches a wide array of classes including composition, Gender and Sexuality in Literature, American Literature, Intro to Literature, Multiethnic Literature, and Intro to Queer Studies.