Ryan Brown currently serves as the Associate Dean and Associate Director and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University, a position held since August 2007. Additionally, Ryan holds the title of Associate Professor in Secondary Education. Prior to this, Ryan was an Instructor at Indiana University Bloomington from August 2003 to August 2007 and worked as a Technology Teacher at Lawrence Central High School from 2000 to 2003. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University Bloomington, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Technology Education from Ball State University, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education, also from Ball State University.