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Francis J. Ryan, Professor of American Studies, is a cultural and intellectual historian of American education. He is also a former president of the Eastern American Studies Association. His research interests include the history of American education (particularly progressive education and Catholic education); American immigration and ethnicity; narcissism in American culture and literature; and the intersection of American history with American art and photography.

He is the co-author of聽Drowning in the Clear Pool: Cultural Narcissism, Technology & Character Education聽(New York, Peter Lang Publishing, 2002). He has published articles in聽Studies in the Humanities,听The English Journal,听Records of the American Catholic Historical Society,听Vitae Scholasticae: Bulletin of Educational Biography,听The Social Studies,听Journal of Educational Thought,听The Polish Review,听The Clearing House,听Educational Horizons,听The British Journal of Educational Technology,听The Education Digest,听Journal of Technology and Teacher Education,听Momentum,听The ALAN Review, and the聽Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.

Teaching

• AMST 100: Introduction to American Studies
• AMST 200: Themes and Topics in American Culture
• AMST 400: Capstone Seminar in American Studies
• History 155: Themes in American History: American Biography
• History 333: The American Immigrant
• History 340: History of American Education
• History 340: The 1960s: The Turbulent Decade

Education

• B.A. 91直播 (English)
• M.A. Temple University (English)
• M.A. Villanova University (History and Education)
• Ed.D. Temple University (History and Philosophy of Education)
• Postdoctoral Study: Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania