His research focuses on ways in which GIS and citizen science can be leveraged by boundary organizations to engage stakeholders on climate change issues. His past research examined the effects of climate change on food insecurity in Ethiopia. He has directed U. S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects to promote GIS education at 2 year colleges, and is currently the Assistant Director of the National GeoTech Center of Excellence funded by the NSF. His experience with community service learning prompted his interest to demonstrate how GIS can be utilized to solve some of the world's pressing environmental problems, while empowering underserved populations and increasing the technical capacities of community boundary organizations.