Ryan’s project focuses on evaluating palliative cancer care programs for American Indians in the rural Northern Plains of South Dakota. Ryan is a Population Health Sciences doctoral student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ryan’s research interests include the intergenerational transmission, underlying pathways, and theoretical constructs of family homelessness. Inspired by his upbringing in the Appalachian Mountains, Ryan is also very interested in rural health, particularly how modifying existing healthcare infrastructures can yield more favorable health outcomes and narrow existing health disparities. Prior to coming to Harvard, Ryan studied chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Virginia.
