Charlotte Ryan, Ph.D.

Professor

Expertise: Environmental sociology, participatory communications, public sociology

Phone: 978-934-4310

Fax: 978-934-4071

Office: Coburn 404B

Ph.D., Boston College

Recent research projects have focused on how unions, domestic violence groups and community-based organizations integrate strategic communications into broader change strategies.

Dr. Ryan studies how social groups organize for change, paying particular attention to the role of mass media and communication in those change efforts. She is a member of MRAP (Movement/Media Research and Action Project), a national network of social researchers and activists. Her most recent book, with David Croteau and William Hoynes,is Rhyming Hope and History: Social Movement Scholarship and Activism (University of Minnesota Press, 2005). Dr. Ryan also supervises field work.



Charlotte Ryan, Ph.D. Professor Expertise: Environmental sociology, participatory communications, public sociology Phone: 978-934-4310 Fax: 978-934-4071 Office: Coburn 404B Email: charlotte_ryan@uml.edu Educational Background Ph.D., Boston College Scholarly Interests Recent research projects have focused on how unions, domestic violence groups and community-based organizations integrate strategic communications into broader change strategies. Bio Sketch Dr. Ryan studies how social groups organize for change, paying particular attention to the role of mass media and communication in those change efforts. She is a member of MRAP (Movement/Media Research and Action Project), a national network of social researchers and activists. Her most recent book, with David Croteau and William Hoynes,is Rhyming Hope and History: Social Movement Scholarship and Activism (University of Minnesota Press, 2005). Dr. Ryan also supervises field work.

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