Dr. Cummings teaches professional writing courses and is currently coordinating writing internships. He has been awarded several ETEAL grants for exploring student collaboration in technologically and linguistically diverse environments, particularly online. His dissertation focused on comparative rhetoric and translingual histories of writing instruction, specifically in the early 20th century Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). While continuing his work in comparative rhetoric and histories of composition, Dr. Cummings is researching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in Pakistani Universities and developing technical writing programs between UNCW and Poland.