Resume/CV

Brennan Ryan

(702) 587-9007 ;  brryan275@gmail.com ;  bryan458@usc.edu

 

Education:

Master of Arts, Cinema and Media Studies – University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA                  May 2025

                                                                                                                                                          GPA: 4.00

 

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature – Barrett Honors College – Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ               May 2019 Minor: Film and Media Studies                                                                                                               GPA: 3.74

 

Honors Thesis – “Citational Cinema: The Postmodern and Political Films of Adam McKay and Spike Lee”

May 2019 - May 2022

 

Professional Experience
Student Services Advisor

USC Keck School of Medicine, Office of Graduate Affairs -- Los Angeles, CA                             March 2026 -- Present 

• Tracked approvals, student progress, course information, and other program needs with both students and faculty;

• Maintained department databases, spreadsheets, and tracking tools, generating data summaries as needed;

• Supported logistics for graduation, workshops, info sessions, and other student-facing program events, including scheduling and coordination.

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Independent Researcher
Forthcoming Mabel Normand Blu-ray Release                                                                             Feb. 2025 – Present

• Assisted USC professor Dr. Vicki Callahan and historian Ben Model production of a first-ever Blu-ray release of

      Mabel Normand films;

• Contributed to archival research, analysis of individual films, and Blu-Ray commentary track;

• Set budgets for research grant applications and designed Kickstarter to raise funds. 

 

Student Services Assistant 
USC Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) -- Los Angeles, CA                         November 2025 -- March 2026

• Serve as first point of contact for testing-related questions and accommodations;

• Maintain and update confidential student records (AIM database; FERPA compliance);

• Respond to inquiries via phone, email, and in-person; refer as appropriate;

• Facilitate test check-out, preparation, and monitor exams.

 

CAMS Office Assistant and Teaching Assistant                                                              

USC Department of Cinema and Media Studies – Los Angeles, CA                                       August 2023 – May 2025

• Worked as the CAMS front desk assistant, handling public-facing (i.e., phone and email) inquiries, performing research for special department and faculty projects, and maintaining internal databases and department records;

• Graded and provided detailed feedback on students’ assignments for a range of Department courses;

• Crafted my own lectures and presentation materials for discussion sections with 25-plus students;

• Held weekly office hours and advising appointments, helping students align course selections with career goals.

 

Communications Coordinator

ASU Department of English – Tempe, AZ                                                                        February 2019 – April 2019

• Designed and compiled the English Department’s weekly undergraduate newsletter using Mailchimp software;

• Independently coordinated with faculty and staff to advertise department events.

 

Writing and Teaching Assistant

W.P. Carey School of Business at ASU – Tempe, AZ                                                         August 2018 – April 2019

• Assessed students' grammar, diction, syntax and organizational writing abilities in their coursework;

• Provide support to professors in grading written assignments for courses ranging from the 100- to graduate levels;

• Independently coordinated with and gave feedback to students’ written assignments;

• Worked one-on-one with students, many of whom spoke English as a second language

 

Columnist

The State Press – Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ                                                     January 2016 – May 2016

• Wrote articles and multimedia pieces for the university's independent student-run newspaper;

• Pitched all of my assignments independently as the paper’s sole writer covering professional sports;

• Wrote an article and recorded a podcast discussing the concussion crisis in American football;

• Coordinated with the Cleveland Browns’ communications department for a piece analyzing embrace of analytics in the NFL.

 

Honors/ Conferences/ Projects/ Publications:
• Awarded the Annenberg Graduate Fellowship (2024-2025 Academic Year);
• Presented at New York University’s annual Cinema Studies Student Conference (February 2025);
• Covered the 2025 Cannes Film Festival for USC’s Cannes Classics Program;
• Presented my Graduate Capstone Project at USC’s inaugural Hollywood Conference (July 2025);
• Review of Quinn Slobodian’s Crack-Up Capitalism (2023) published in the Fall 2024 (issue 44.2) edition of USC’s
graduate film publication Spectator.

Skills:
Microsoft Suite 365, Academic Administration, Canva, Mailchimp, Kickstarter, Database Maintenance, Public-Facing
Communications, Project Management, Archival Research, Writing Skills, Copyediting, Event Planning.