His teaching interests include adolescent psychology, test and measures, personality assessment, professional development, diversity issues in psychology, and psychometric theory. His clinical interests include integrative approaches to therapy with adolescents/emerging adults, suicide prevention, strength-based assessment, personality assessment, and positive psychology. In terms of research, he is particularly interested in examining risk/protective factors to suicide, positive emotion regulation strategies (e.g., savoring), resilience building, and enhancing growth experiences in the face of daily hassles.
