At Macquarie he teaches Egyptology with a focus on philology and religion. Since 1984 he has conducted regular fieldwork projects in Egypt at a number of sites – Nag El Mashayikh, Awlad Azzaz (Sohag), Dra Abu El Naga (Luxor) and Saqqara – working on the epigraphic and archaeological recording of New Kingdom tombs. Since 1991 he has directed the Macquarie Theban Tombs Project at Dra Abu El Naga. Other research interests are Egyptian religion and the publication of Egyptian material in Australasian collections.