My current research focuses on international relations in Asia and Chinese foreign policy. I am the Coordinator of the Asian Studies Undergraduate Minor.

At MSU I teach courses in International Relations, Globalization and Security, Government and Politics of China and Japan, and International Relations in Asia.

Disharmony Express: Foreign Policy and Security Consequences of Oil, Water, and Food Risks in China (book in progress)

China-Russia Relations and the South China Sea (article in progress)

China's Afghanistan Endgame: Implications for the United States and Russia (article in progress)