Tricia Ryan, Ed.D.

Director, Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations tricia.ryan@sjsu.edu Ed.D. Educational Leadership, San Jose State University, 2021 Dissertation - Subaltern Leadership Epistemologies: A Phenomenological Study of Filipinx Administrative Leaders in Higher Education AACRAO Bio

About Tricia

Tricia serves as the Director of Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations, College of Graduate Studies at San José State University. She began her career in graduate higher education in 2003 and has since expanded her service to lead graduate student initiatives from admissions through graduation. She is supported by the GAPE office team who carry-out various support services for graduate students. In her leisure, she enjoys reading up on leadership strategy and team building, watching the Golden State Warriors play, and takes pleasure in (trying to) implement minimalist organization around her home. 

Fun Facts

• What are your interests/hobbies?

  • Arts/Crafts, Cooking, and Understanding Time. 

• What is cool about your job or about working for SJSU?

  • The coolest thing I get to do is encourage the professional growth of my beautiful staff as we support the highest mission of SJSU and graduate education.

• What advice would you give to graduate students?

  • To never doubt where they have found themselves: in the middle of graduate school, the most exploratory part of their journey to becoming esteemed contributors to society.

• What inspires/motivates you? You can also provide your favorite inspirational/motivational quote.

  • To be honest, deep spiritual texts which remind me that we have been gifted the spirit of power, and of love, and of sound mind.