He has won two Emmy Awards and several awards at film festivals for his work on feature films, documentaries, television programs, commercials, music videos, and new media. His work examines how different forms of mediated communication shape the way people think and act within their symbolic environment. His interest in neurocinematics led him to become a scholar-in-residence at NYU’s Center for Neural Science in 2009. Currently Grabowski conducts research for clients that include top broadcast and cable television networks, producers, and new media companies. He earned a PhD in culture and communication from New York University in 2006.