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Mary Ryan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Chair of Public Service and Community Studies
Academic Program: Public Policy, Public Service and Community Studies, Public Service and Community Studies, Public Service and Community Studies, Public Service and Community Studies, Public Service and Community Studies, Public Policy, Public Policy, Conflict & Resolution Studies, Environmental Studies
As an Assistant Professor, Dr. Ryan teaches classes on inequality, American political thought, U.S. environmental politics, global ethics, public administration, and public policy. Dr. Ryan chairs the new Public Service and Community Studies department, following her service as Director of the Public Policy Program.
Dr. Ryan’s research interests center on political theory, social justice, moral philosophy, structural racism, and public policy (see a detailed publication list below). She has presented her research at dozens of conferences in the U.S. and around the world. She is the recipient of the 2018 Best Paper Award in Identity Politics at the Northeastern Political Science Association for her paper “Harvesting U.S. Democracy: The Kerner Commission on Police Brutality, White Supremacy, and Race”.