His research program is focused on the wildlife-agriculture interface and he has worked on risk of bovine tuberculosis spread from elk and deer to cattle, Chronic Wasting Disease, crop damage by wildlife, farmland moose in Saskatchewan, and he has been studying wild pigs in Canada and beyond over the last 7 years. Ryan places a high priority in facilitating youth learning science, conservation, and traditional knowledge from elementary school to university to ensure they have the necessary tools to communicate, think critically, and be passionate about their community and their environment.