Education
Eastern Mennonite University, B.A., 2013
University of Mississippi, M.A., 2015
Texas Tech University, Ph.D., 2025
Interests
After graduating from EMS and EMU, Ryan has taught high school in Mississippi, lived briefly with his wife, Valeria, in Guatemala, and taught courses at Harrisonburg High School and EMU upon his return to Harrisonburg in 2019.
Family
Ryan is married to EMS Spanish teacher, Valeria. Together they parent two children, Matias and Mabel.
Favorite Bible Verse or Quote
"When I write, the process is full of risk, error and painstaking self-correction. It arrives somewhere surprising only when I’ve stayed in uncertainty long enough to find out what I had initially failed to understand. This attention to the world is worth trying to preserve: The act of care that makes meaning — or insight — possible." – Meghan O’Rourke
