After working for ten years as a professional writer, communications director, and marketing manager for engineering consulting firms in Denver and Missouri, Bryan came to UC in 1989. Since then he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in professional writing. In 1995, he became associate dean of the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences. In 1997, he became dean of UC's University College. He returned to the English Department in 2004. PhD, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 1989 (English, Creative Writing - Fiction). MA, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1975 (English, Creative Writing - Fiction). BA, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1973 (English - Irish Studies).