His research and teaching interests include: African diaspora history, black feminism, black queer theory, black radicalism, black urban history, and black masculinity. He is the author of the book, Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism (Durham: Duke University Press, 2011), and several scholarly articles in the Journal of African American History, African Identities, African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal, Radical History Review, and American Communist History, among others journals and edited volumes. He is working on a new book-length manuscript, tentatively titled “Garveyism in the American Heartland: The Practice of Diaspora in the Urban Midwest.”