He also serves as the Director of the Southeastern North Carolina Microanalytical and Imaging Consortium (SENCR-MIC), a collaborative research laboratory with Fayetteville State University. His research interests range from understanding climatic influences on the evolution of modern landscapes, to using isotopic and elemental geochemistry to interpret ancient climatic variability and sea level changes. The PURC Center is focused on providing students with opportunities for extracurricular, faculty-mentored scholarship. The SENCR-MIC strives to offer faculty, industry, and other users, state of the art microimaging and analytical facilities to carry out cutting edge, transformative research in a comfortable setting.