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J. Michael Ryan
J. Michael Ryan is Professor-Researcher (docente-investigador) at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. After receiving his PhD in sociology from the University of Maryland, he has gone on to become an award-winning teacher who has held academic positions at leading universities across five continents. Dr. Ryan is co-author (with George Ritzer) of The McDonaldization of Society, 11th edition, and the highly successful textbook Introduction to Sociology, 6th edition
Biography
J. Michael Ryan, PhD, is an associate professor of sociology at Nazarbayev University,Kazakhstan. He has previously held academic positions in Portugal, Egypt, Ecuador,
and the United States of America. Before returning to academia, Dr. Ryan worked as a
research methodologist at the National Center for Health Statistics in Washington, DC.
He is the editor of multiple volumes, including Trans Lives in a Globalizing World: Rights,
Identities, and Politics (Routledge 2020), Core Concepts in Sociology (Wiley 2019), and
Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges (Lynne-
Rienner 2020).
Education
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Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Maryland
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Gender and Sexuality Studies
Trans Studies
Globalization
COVID-19 sociocultural research
Books
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