He has been teaching at Delta College for over eight years, but has also taught at Darton State College in southwest Georgia (now Albany State University) and Minnesota State University, Mankato. In addition to teaching all levels of remedial reading and writing courses, Alex has written a textbook for remedial and college composition. He is also very involved with education data analysis, writing articles, and speaking about developmental education. He was Developmental Education Coordinator at Delta College from 2012-2017, during which he implemented many successful and innovative interventions to improve outcomes for at-risk students.