Kennedy Ryan
MA Student
Biography
Kennedy Laborde Ryan graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2015 with a major in Media, Information, and Technoculture and an incomplete minor in American Studies. She worked in advertising as a copywriter before choosing Carleton to pursue her research interests which focus on contemporary narratives surrounding the wellness industry. She is particularly interested in how individuals sort through conflicting, often-changing information about what is healthy and what is not.
Kennedy is currently working on a research project about the rising popularity of plant-based milks in Canada and what it means for the established dairy industry.
Her additional research interests include the relationship between consumerism and psychiatry, celebrity studies, the financialization of desire in emerging platform-based economies, and professionalization amongst Tiktok and Youtube creators.