There he teaches courses in Modern and Contemporary Art, as well as the History of Photography. His dissertation, "The Art of History: Marcel Duchamp and Posterity," (University of Delaware, 1994) was written under Patricia Leighten. To date many of his publications have involved the history of photography, both in Chicago and in Victorian England (particularly the cathedral photographs of Frederick H. Evans). More generally, his research interests include the relationship between literature and art and artists' management of their own works. Dr. Pohlad lives in Chicago with his wife and two children.