Michael Ryan

Education

Ph.D. Sociology, Baylor University, expected August 2025
M.A. Sociology, Baylor University, 2021
M.A. Sociology, The New School of Social Research, 2017
B.A. Sociology, Mount Saint Mary's University, 2015

Recent Publications

Michael Ryan, Hannah Evans, Cara Hoekstra, David Jung, Kevin D. Dougherty, Perry L. Glanzer & Sarah A. Schnitker 2024. "Race, Religion, and Belonging at a Christian University, Religious Education". Religious Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344087.2024.2303869

Nick Andre, Meghan Fletcher, Hudson Graber, Michael Ryan, Kevin D. Dougherty, Perry L. Glanzer, and Sarah A. Schnitker. 2025. “Belonging and Social Class at a Religious University: Can Discussions of Religion and Purpose Close the Gap?” Religious Education

Isaiah King and Michael Ryan. 2025. “Secularity in Different Hues: Exploring the Role of Religion in Society of Secularists across Racial Difference.” Sociological Currents

Michael Ryan, Isaiah King, and Daniel Jang. 2025. “Not Just White and Liberal: Race, Secularity, and Visions of American Society?” Religions (Forthcoming)