Centering his research and teaching on Native American history and the history of the American West, he examines the history of American Indian education, the Indian boarding school experience, and American Indians and sports. In addition to publishing articles on Hopi history and producing a documentary film -- Beyond the Mesas -- on the Hopi boarding school experience, he has authored a book entitled _Education beyond the Mesas: Hopi Students at Sherman Institute, 1902-1929_ (University of Nebraska Press, 2010). Furthermore, he is co-editor (with Clifford E. Trafzer and Lorene Sisquoc) of the anthology _The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images from Sherman Institute_ (Oregon State University Press, 2012).