His current research focuses on the political and economic history of the Yucatán Peninsula in the twentieth century, especially the national integration process of the once rebel Maya of Quintana Roo and the evolution of the chicle industry. He has published various articles on these topics, including “Intermediario entre dos mundos: Francisco May y la mexicanización de los mayas rebeldes,” Historia Mexicana, LXII: 3, 2013, for which he received the Honorable Mention in the Cultural History category at the Premios 2013 del Comité Mexicano de Ciencias Históricas.