Editing People (section)

=== Ryan Funkhouser (Purdue University) ===

Hey! My name is Ryan Funkhouser, I'm a third year PhD student in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University, and I study communicative processes that bridge ideological divides. In particular, I'm interested in using computational approaches to studying online communities and the role of storytelling in deliberation.

Before studying at Purdue, I earned an interdisciplinary humanities MA at Trinity Western University in British Columbia where I studied rhetoric and communication. I also began a second masters, this time specifically in communication, at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

I originally hail from the beautiful city of Bellingham in the PNW, a place which nurtured within me a love for mountains and long-distance trail running. While I am living a relatively mountain-less existence in West Lafayette, Indiana while at Purdue, I continue to find joy in running and finding the beauty in the midwest. When not running, you will likely me and my wife watching a good show or going for walks.
</div>

<div style="clear:both;">