Desiree Ryan

Assistant Professor Department of Psychology desiree.ryan@sjsu.edu

Current Research Activities

Assistant Professor of Psychology Desiree Ryan earned her Ph.D. in social psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She received her master’s degree at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, her bachelor’s degree . at Sonoma State University, and took general education courses at the Santa Rosa Junior College. Her research examines classism in political contexts, media portrayals of classist stereotypes, and the implications of rising political polarization and economic inequality. She also conducts student-driven, community-engaged, basic needs research examining college students’ lived experiences of food and housing insecurity and their recommendations for change.