Hunter received his B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations with a minor in history from Cornell University. He’ll receive his doctorate in World History from Northeastern University. His historical research has focused on social and labor history in New England, North Carolina, and Nuevo León, Mexico, particularly in communities centered around textile mills. His work has been published in The Carryall and the Historical Journal of Massachusetts. He also has research in the pipeline to be published in select volumes from Bristol University Press and The University of Wisconsin Press.