His work--in theatre, creative writing, and elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education--focuses on children and youth. His academic research focuses on children's and youth literature and culture; contemporary Canadian fiction; constructions of masculinities in contemporary literature; digital culture; and First Nations writing in English (he worked for six years in Inuit communities in Nunavut). Peter is currently developing new undergraduate and graduate courses related to his research. He is President of the Association for Research in Cultures of Young People (ARCYP).