His research explores the interplay of mediated communication and personal relationships, and he teaches classes in online communication, communication theory, quantitative research methods, and relational communication. His recent research has examined bystander behavior in cyberbullying episodes, relational maintenance via text messaging, social networking site use during breakups, language use in breakup accounts, and communication in on-again/off-again relationships. This research appears in Communication Monographs, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, the Journal of Language and Social Psychology, Personal Relationships, Communication Research Reports, and Computers in Human Behavior. He received his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013.