His research focus is high latitude storm tracks and dynamics and how weather forces other physical and human systems, particularly marine, coastal, and glacial. His entire academic career back to his B.Sc. research project has focused on the Arctic, including Master’s and PhD field work throughout the Canadian Archipelago, followed by post-docs at University of Ottawa and Bedford Institute of Oceanography. He was on staff for six years at University of Alaska Fairbanks before moving to UVic in summer 2010. His research team, funded by NOAA, NSERC, CFI, and ArcticNet, works in coastal Western Alaska and eastern Canadian Beaufort Sea.