Academic Specializations
Post-disaster recovery
Resettlement
Community development
Social transformation
Social implications of drought and water scarcity, California
Central America (esp. Honduras, Guatemala)
Current Projects
Book
Advanced Contract with Palgrave-MacMillan Press
Alaniz, Ryan. Social Problems: Perspectives of People Incarcerated.
Program
2+2 Sociology Degree Program
A collaboration between Alan Hancock College and Cal Poly to provide a clear and more accessible path for students in the Santa Maria Valley to obtain a sociology bachelor’s degree.
Ryan Alaniz MA,PhD 