He arrived at Pittsburg State University in the fall of 2012. He completed three post-doctoral fellowships in research prior to arriving at PSU at Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, NC, Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He teaches the upper level courses in the Exercise Science program and is the program’s coordinator. He played an instrumental role in updating the Exercise Science program to include more relevant and applicable courses to ensure student success. He has served as the chair of the University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and was a member of the College of Education Curriculum Committee.