He has two research interests: 1) How statistical techniques can be used to harness "network-intelligence" which then can be used to improve how people learn from one another; 2) How to teach entrepreneurship - a recent academic field. He's won multiple teaching and research awards, and he's an engaging public speaker. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis. Connective Multicultural Learning: insights and observations from several multi-campus experiences