Chandarlapaty is a product of the American philological tradition and has researched the contributions of Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.
His archival research, including previously unconsidered letters, "places them and their work in a context much larger and diverse than heretofore considered.
While the teaching career that followed took him from Florida to Texas to Afghanistan, Chandarlapaty maintained a close relationship with his mentor at USF, Phillip Sipiora.
He has since published widely on Mailer, Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, James Baldwin, David Woodard, and Mohamed Mrabet, among other subjects.
[3][a] Chandarlapaty explained in a filmed interview that the attack stemmed from the university's unconscionable lack of security despite clear warnings.