Style and Consciousness in Middle English Narrative (1983) and Chaucerian Theatricality (1990) were both published by Princeton University Press, while his third, Medievalism and Orientalism: Three Essays on Literature, Architecture and Cultural Identity (2005) was translated into Arabic in 2012 as الاستشراق والقرون الوسطى by the Kalima Foundation.
He began his academic career at the University of California, Riverside in 1974, moving from a lecturer to an Assistant Professor.
From there, through consistent research, teaching, presentations and memberships in academic groups, he has moved up the ranks to become a Distinguished Professor of English starting in 2014.
For example, he has served as President (2006-2008) of the New Chaucer Society and is currently Vice-President of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association.
In addition, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship from 2001-2002 and, in 2013-2014, received the Distinguished Humanist Research Award from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of California at Riverside.