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Ryan Nason

Ryan Nason is a PhD candidate in musicology whose dissertation is on music and nostalgia in Disneyland. He holds two master’s degrees from the University of Oregon, one in musicology (2018) and the other in Jazz Studies: Trumpet Performance (2016). This is Nason’s second time at UC Davis, as he completed his undergraduate degree in music history, theory, and ethnomusicology in 2014. When not in Disneyland or writing about music, Nason is a competitive water-skier and coach. 

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