J. Michael Ryan

J. Michael Ryan is a 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. Before returning to academia, Dr. Ryan worked as a research methodologist at the National Center for Health Statistics (which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in Washington, D.C. where he led multiple projects aimed at improving national statistical survey methodology. 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. He is also the author (with Serena Nanda) of COVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities (2022). Dr. Ryan has edited more than 16 volumes, including Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: Contemporary Issues and Challenges (with Helen Rizzo).