Geographic Interests: Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, United States.
Topical Interests: Religion and politics, minorities and postcolonial state development, colonialism and missionization, communal conflicts, nationalism and regionalism, land use and place identities, migration and refugees, swidden farming and cash-cropping strategies, material culture and performance arts, textile production, linguistic anthropology, human rights, gender roles, medical anthropology.