 In addition to his duties at the University of Kansas, he has served as Visiting Professor at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, the Herzliya Conservatory in Israel, and at Middlesex University in London, England.He is a longtime faculty member of the International Institute for Young Musicians, as well as the Music Fest Perugia and Beijing International Music Festival & Academy.He is married to Susan Elkins, the daughter of historian Stanley Elkins.