ben's an associate art history professor at usf and has been there since moving back to the area in 2012. he's a native, though, and moved around for his undergrad (boston) and phd (los angeles) before settling back in san fran. he's very much a dad without actually being one in that he doesn't complain about early bedtimes, makes bad jokes unironically, is very animated and passionate about his interests, etc. he's also very close to his family and has three siblings and a couple of nieces and nephews to really round things out. otherwise, he's still something of a work in progress, but i know he'll be an easygoing, sweet, goofy dude who's really just trying to enjoy life while he can.