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Ryan studies the lexical dynamics of social networks by leveraging tools and theory from network science, natural language processing, and communications. Together with Dr. Brooke Foucault Welles, he currently works to understand the emergent phenomena of networked social movements and community resilience. Ryan holds an MS in mathematics from the University of Vermont, where he worked with the Computational Story Lab at the Vermont Complex Systems Center, as well as a BA in mathematics from the University of Connecticut.