Previously, he taught Middle Eastern film, literature, and culture at the Council for International Educational Exchange Study Center in Amman, Jordan, as well as a course on field methods for Earlham College’s study abroad program in Jordan. He has published in The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Arizona Quarterly, The Journal of American Drama and Theatre, and multiple book collections. His current research focuses on economic and social geography in Jordanian film. His directing credits include a production of Jamil Khoury’s play Mosque Alert at Valparaiso University.