James is a doctoral student at California State University, Los Angeles where he also earned an MA in Educational Technology Leadership. He was a special educator for 7 years at LAUSD teaching high school students who are highly impacted by Autism. He also holds a BA Honours Digital Film and Television Production from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where he graduated in 2007. He earned his BA History and Political Science from Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, WV. James worked as an IT professional and was previously employed with an international telecommunications company before returning to higher education.