Ryan Hollister is a doctoral student under the direction Dr. Peter Boag at Washington State University. Born in Washington, he grew up near Nashville, Tennessee. He attained his Bachelor’s in History, with a minor in Social and Cultural Anthropology, at Brigham Young University in Utah. While an undergraduate he spent his summers near Little Rock Arkansas. He then attained a Master’s degree in Social and Cultural History at the University of Leeds in England. His research is focused on queer identities and communities.