His research interests include gender and fieldwork, contemporary legend, and the folklore/popular culture continuum, with specific emphasis on stand-up comedy and its relationship to vernacular forms of talk. Along with Jodi McDavid, he is editor of the Bulletin of the FSAC/ACEF, and he has published in Culture & Tradition and Contemporary Legend. His most recent article for Ethnologies appeared in the special issue on “Contested Geographies/Terrains disputés” (27-2).