He teaches courses in comparative politics and international relations and specializes in the politics of Latin America. His last book, Ecotourism Development in Costa Rica: The Search for Oro Verde (2012) looks at the role of ecotourism as a development strategy in Costa Rica. His next book, Neoliberalism, Globalization and Ecotourism Development: The Transferability of the Costa Rican Model of Development. due for publication in 2016 examines the development of ecotourism in Nicaragua, Panama and Belize.