He received his doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition at Texas Christian University in 2017. Dr. Sanchez’s scholarly work focuses on cultural and racial rhetorics, public memory, and writing assessment and appears or is forthcoming in College Composition and Communication, Present Tense, and Writing Program Administration. He recently produced a film titled Man on Fire with director Joel Fendleman. The film examines why a white, retired minister, Charles Moore, decided to self-immolate in Grand Saline, TX in 2014 to protest racism and investigates the racial history of the town.