Since in 1995, he has been involved in Sunoikisis (www.sunoikisis.org), an initiative among liberal arts colleges to supplement the curricula in classics through inter-institutional courses and collaborative research projects. He now serves as director of fellowships and curricular development at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. (www.chs.harvard.edu). In addition to Greek and Roman literature, his other interests include the use of information technology in the humanities and the study of language acquisition. He received B.A. degrees in German Studies and Classics from Stanford University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University.