His most recent research examines the manuscript transmission and reception of didactic literature, and particularly the works of Juan Manuel. His books include Reading the Exemplum Right: Fixing the Meaning of ‘El Conde Lucanor’, and El libro binario. His research interests also include food studies, translation theory, folk and wisdom literature, chivalric literature, and Mediterranean studies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of La corónica: A Journal of Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures & Cultures, published by the Modern Language Association's Division of Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures and Cultures.