As a literary scholar and critic, my main focus areas are 20th– and 21st-century science fiction and fantasy literature, especially J.R.R. Tolkien, but also Ursula K. Le Guin, Stephen R. Donaldson, Glen Cook, Poul Anderson, Paul Edwin Zimmer, and others. For a more in-depth discussion of my work, see Fields of Research or my C.V..
Previous research has landed in such journals as Tolkien Studies (twice), Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (twice), Extrapolation, Law & Literature, Gothic Studies, and more.
I’m also active in academic publishing, where I serve as the reviews editor for Fafnir: Nordic Journal of SFF Research. In the past, my research has been supported by a R. D. Mullen Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from Science Fiction Studies. In 2020, Fafnir won World Fantasy Award in the “Special Award: Non-professional” category.
