Dustin graduated from Columbia University with a Masters Degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. He has two mediation certifications. One from the New York Peace Institute and one from the International Center of Ethno-Religious Mediation. Dustin is also part of Coal Hill, Inc and a contributor on Coal Hill A/V Club podcast and the book Why I Geek: An Anthology of Fandom Origin Stories. Dustin is best known for his cosplay as Nyder from Genesis of the Daleks.