He teaches Composition, New Media, and Media Studies classes there, and he also serves as the English Department's Coordinator of Advanced and Professional Writing, managing the upper-level writing and rhetoric courses for the English Department. He's probably best known around campus for his popular J-session class, "Zombies in Popular Media," which has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Chicago RedEye, and CNN Online, among many other places. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Zombie Research Society, and has participated in many public outreach events, including invited lectures at schools, libraries, and colleges and appearances on panels at conventions such as C2E2 and San Diego International ComicCon.