My research interests include social geography, geography of health, environment and health, and particularly the perception/construction of technological environmental risks, community-level negotiation of risk, social impacts of technological hazards and, health and place - as well as noxious facility siting and, environmental impact assessment. My methodological interestes include strategically juxtaposing quantitative methods and qualitative methods. Current and past studies use combinations of face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews, focus groups and telephone surveys.

I am the principal investigator on the following funded studies:
Risk perception in context: A comparison of pesticide risk views in Halifax and Calgary
The Reasoning and Meaning of Risk from Hazardous Waste in "Smalltown" Alberta