Education
And Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas, Austin.
And Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas, Austin.
He is an associate professor at Emerson College and interim chair of the visual and media arts department. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Webster University, and an Master of Arts He is best known for his book on exploitation filmmaking, True: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959, published by Duke University Press in 1999. He has been described as "the go-to academic source on the genre of exploitation films.".
He is a member of the Northeast Historic Film board of advisors and a member of the editorial board of the journal The Moving Image.