He has also taught at Villanova, Temple and Drexel Universities. He covered the 2010 Shanghai World Expo for "Next American City" magazine and "Foreign Policy In Focus." He is a frequent contributor to "Foreign Policy In Focus" and was author of the "World Watch" column for "Next American City" from 2008-2011. His articles have also recently appeared or are forthcoming in "The China Beat," "Cities," "Cambridge Review of International Affairs" and "Z-Magazine." A doctorate in Political Science, he writes on development, poverty, global health, and urbanization. He lives in New York City.