Before entering academia he worked both as a print and video journalist. His research focuses on the intersections of the following areas: digital technology, human migration, neoliberalism and social justice. He is the recipient of three faculty development grants and is an active member of Adelphi’s DACA, International and Immigration Task Force. In 2016, along with two other Adelphi colleagues, he took a team of eleven students to Cuba whose coursework was developed into a multimedia website, Cuba Stories, which later became a finalist in the European Commission sponsored 2017 Annual MEDEA Awards. Professor Drew is also an avid filmmaker.