He teaches JAMS 262: Principles of Media Studies and JAMS 860: Media and Consumer Culture. His research interests include the history of consumer culture, media history, media and cultural space, mobility and social memory. From his curriculum vitae one learns that he previously taught at the Manship School of Mass Communication in Louisiana State University. He obtained his Ph.D. from Temple University and has an M.B.A. in marketing and B.A. in communications from Virginia Tech. Prior to pursuing his doctorate degree he worked as an “Operations Coordinator” for Discovery Communications Inc. a company which produced the cover art for DVD/ video packaging coordinating the fulfillment of video masters, artwork, scripts, and was responsible for all aspects of editing and publishing international home video/DVD catalogs. He was also at one point a DJ for a radio show.