His scholarly interests include global and transnational sociology, social movements, international large-scale assessments, education and sustainable development, and LGBT studies and education. His current research includes a global survey of non-governmental organizations serving LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers, and an impact evaluation of training programs on the protection of gender-based violence within sexually and gender nonconforming refugee populations. He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology and the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University, in addition to two M.A.’s in the field of sociology from both Indiana University and Tel-Aviv University.