His research interests are in the fields of natural resource economics, environmental economics and applied microeconomics, with a particular focus on marine resources and the allocation of harvesting rights. His work ranges from the design of market-based mechanisms and conservation auctions to non-market valuation, especially recreational fisheries. He is currently a member of the Chesapeake Bay Program Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT), vice-chair and Maryland’s state representative to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Committee on Economics and Social Sciences (CESS), member of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Working Group on Economics, and an affiliate of Maryland Sea Grant. He teaches a PhD. level natural resource economics course, and a multidisciplinary undergraduate course on the Chesapeake Bay.