He leads the SFU Avalanche Research Program (SARP), where he and his graduate students conduct problem-focused avalanche safety research at the interface between the natural and social sciences. The objective of SARP is to advance avalanche safety knowledge and develop evidence-based tools that assist avalanche professionals and backcountry recreationists to make better informed decisions when preparing for and travelling in avalanche terrain. To address this challenge, members of SARP employ approaches and methods from a wide variety of fields including atmospheric science, snow science, geography, GIS, risk analysis, decision-making science, communication, psychology, sociology, accident analysis, public health and medicine.