His research examines how policies can promote sustainable global land use. He employs a mixture of methods including modeling, field social science research, statistical approaches, experimental social science, and qualitative case study research. His current research examines climate change adaptation and mitigation dimensions of agricultural development in Northern Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley; a Master’s of Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; and a B.S. from the University of California, Davis.