He is Deputy Director (Research) at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, where he oversees projects on family wellbeing, protecting children, out-of-home care, sexual and family violence, family law, child development, disability, migrant settlement services, gambling, and closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage. He evaluated the Family Court of Australia's Magellan case management system and recently led the Institute's study of service models supporting people affected by forced adoption policies and practices. He has experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, program evaluation and translation of research findings into policy and practice.