Ryan Alan Sporer

Dr. Ryan Alan Sporer serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Salisbury University, teaching introductory sociology, environmental sociology, medical sociology, and classical sociological thought. His critical pedagogy approach—inspired by Paulo Freire and bell hooks—emphasizes patience (requiring mutual respect), anti-elitism (fostering equality), and purposefulness (linking knowledge to action) to cultivate empathetic curiosity and respect for diversity among students.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2018
• MA in Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
• BA in Sociology, Purdue University

Dr. Sporer's research spans environmental sociology, political sociology, and social movements. He has investigated worker-recovered factories in Argentina following the 2001-2002 economic crisis and nativist responses to immigration in the US. Currently, he develops the "Politics of Circumvention" concept through qualitative study of the off-grid housing movement, analyzing resistance via escape, retreat, and nomadism. His work bridges social theory with material culture and appropriate technology.

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