He earned his doctoral degree from University of Illinois (U-C) in kinesiology. His primary research interest is in the area of visual perception and action, and has published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Journal of Motor Behavior. He is also interested in applied sports research, particularly in golf, and has done some work on the effect of golf ball alignment line mark and belly putter in putting.