A good deal of his past and current research has focused on issues related to community and urban sociology. While much of his past research has focused on geographically stable communities, in more recent work he has examined issues related to geographically mobile communities with some of his research dealing with community, historical, and subcultural issues involving motorcyclists in American culture. This has also lead to an interest in edgework, the sociology of risk-taking. His garage contains a small number of European motorcycles, and a scooter, in various mechanical and aesthetic condition.