Before arriving at Southern Virginia University, he taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Exeter University in the UK, the University of Houston, Boston University, Rice University, and St. John’s College in Annapolis. His book, Chronos on the Threshold: Time, Ritual, and Agency in the Oresteia was published by Lanham in 2012. His articles and reviews have appeared in journals such as the Classical Review, GRBS (Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies), Arethusa, Classical and Modern Languages, and the Bryn Mawr Classical Review. His research interests include Greek tragedy, Homer, Greek lyric poetry, Greek religion, and Roman Comedy. He has studied at universities in France, Germany, and England.