Dr. Joe Ryan is Professor of Special Education and Associate Director of Research for the School of Education at Clemson University. He is also founder and director of ClemsonLIFE (Learning is for Everyone), a postsecondary transitional program that trains young adults with cognitive disabilities so that they can develop independent living and employment skills. Ryan earned his PhD in Special Education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln; his MSEd in Education from Old Dominion University; an MBA in Finance from the University of West Florida; an MSS in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College; and his BSBA in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.