Ryan Gapski
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Ryan is a junior in Pierson College double majoring in History and Philosophy. Originally from San Diego, he grew up speaking English and Spanish and is learning Portuguese at Yale. He is interested in democratic theory and Latin American responses to liberalism. Ryan has experience working for the International Rescue Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Migration and Refugee Services). On campus, he is involved with the Yale Political Union and St. Thomas More Catholic Center.
Areas of research and geographical interest:
Latin America, intellectual history, liberalism, democratic theory, and education