Steven Ryder, Ph.D. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Ethnographer, HIV Researcher, Educator, Public Speaker, Storyteller

Canada

About

Ethnographer, Writer, Researcher, & Educator Specializing in Healthcare, Interpersonal, and Narrative Research

Experience

  • Special Lecturer at University of Waterloo
    Sep 2023 - Present ยท 2 yrs 10 mos

    Helping students across faculties to unlock enabling competencies in communication. Courses designed and instructed include: Communication in the Engineering Profession; Communication in the Sciences; Interpersonal Communication; Leadership, Communication, and Collaboration; Interviewing; and, Public Speaking.

  • Owner at steveryder.ca
    Apr 2009 - Present ยท 17 yrs 3 mos

    Writer, Researcher, Performance Ethnographer, & Communication Scholar #hiv #stigma #ethnography #narrativehealth Why do we unduly and differentially burden those affected by illness?

  • Owner at Wellington Hughes
    May 2002 - Present ยท 24 yrs 2 mos

    Voiceover. Voice acting. Public speaking. Event hosting. Stage actor. Improvisational/sketch comedy. Writing. Editing.

  • Board Member at Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA)
    Sep 2020 - Sep 2021 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

    Volunteer: Board of Directors and Committee Member

  • Instructor at University of South Florida
    Aug 2014 - May 2016 ยท 1 yr 10 mos

    Instructor: Public Speaking (Domestic and International Students) Instructor: Communication, Gender, and Identity