His research interests and publications include Dante and medieval literature; Renaissance Italian theater, with a focus on representation of sexual alterity; the classical tradition; and the application of media and technology to second or foreign language acquisition and to the teaching of literature and culture. His eclectic background in classics, theology, international studies, and communications and media has deeply influenced his interdisciplinary approach to scholarship. He is the recipient of a Saint Louis University Reinert Center Innovative Teaching Fellowship and the 2017 University James H. Korn Award for Innovative Teaching.