My research interests are summarized in two big buckets. Earlier in my career, I focused on many aspects of rural tourism: the types of conditions that support entrepreneurs in their success, various of tourism products and markets and destination marketing strategies. Since 2015, I’ve been focusing solely on animals in tourism. There is no topic off the table, from eating animals, to riding them, to captive entertainment, to selfies, and ambassador animals, and many other topics.  I currently find myself in the fortunate position of being able to work with younger and newer scholars who share this same passion.