He holds a PhD in literature from Ball State University. He recently published a chapter entitled “A Digital Approach to Teaching Postmodern Fiction” in a collection entitled Teaching Literature with Digital Technology. He is a member of the Modernist Studies Association and the College English Association. He also teaches courses on Chaucer, Shakespeare, Contemporary Global Literature, and Book History. His current research project centers on the relationship between popular journalism and avant-garde literature, with a special focus on Eugene Jolas and transition.