Emma Ryan

Hi! My name is Emma Ryan, and I’m a senior Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought major from Boise, Idaho. As both a pre-medical and humanities student, I'm interested in how communities interact with science and medicine  - specifically, how policy affects the affordability and accessibility of healthcare. I became especially interested in the experience of underrepresented students in STEM after listening to the stories of my peers during Amherst Uprising, and hope to be a part of creating meaningful change here. Outside of class and the library, I row crew, volunteer as an ESL tutor, and consume a lot of coffee in order to do the things I just listed.

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My Projects

This semester, I'm working with Ruth to create a series of modules that will offer concrete tools for STEM professors interested in creating a more inclusive classroom.

Last semester, I worked on the Testimony Project, helping to consolidate student, faculty and staff interviews and identifying overarching themes and patterns within their stories. I also wrote a blogpost about the work of psychologist Dr. Nilinjana Dasgupta, whose research centers around the way in which gender composition in STEM peer groups can affect women's academic performance.

Contact Me At

eryan17@amherst.edu