Hi, I'm Dr. Ryan Eichberger. I teach and research medianatures, or the intersection of environment and media (digital and analog). What interest me is how we can make the world more livable, usable, and accessible for humans and nonhumans alike. I tend to ask a range of questions:

• How can we use media to tell necessary environmental stories more effectively?
• How do contemporary digital media and technoliteracies fit into longer, older traditions of human making and materials?
• How can we be good ancestors and stewards of our more-than-human world?
• How can we make climate action joyful and collective, not overwhelming and isolating?

As a rhetorician, I'm also always thinking about how I can make the teaching of writing more effective, pleasurable, and accessible. So, I also research how documents like syllabi can be made more people-friendly, such as for neurodiverse folks. As an autistic guy, I'm doing the work I wish had been available to me when I was an undergrad. 

I'm also an obsessed baker, birder, and photographer. A lifelong Great Lakesian, I earned my B.A. and M.A. from Northern Illinois University (English and Journalism; Rhetoric); and my Ph.D from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication with specialization in the Environmental Humanities).

I'm always happy to chat!