In 2012, Clemm received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where he studied Military, Modern European, and African history. His dissertation, “Delineating Dominion: The Use of Cartography in the conquest, conception, and control of Eastern Africa,” is a trans-national comparative study of the use of cartography by Germany and England in Eastern Africa from 1844-1914. He is currently turning this work into a manuscript. He has presented at conferences including the Society for Military History, the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, and the International Society for First World War Studies. Clemm and his wife live in Grove City, PA.