Research Streams

Technology, Labor, & the Future of Work

My research explores how automation, artificial intelligence, platform-mediated work, and demographic change reshape labor
markets and organizational structures. I focus on task-level change, worker autonomy, institutional adaptation, and the distributional
consequences of technological innovation.

Following the Light of the Sun: Humanity in the New (Work) World of AI

Silver Surfers: Employee-Ownership Conversions for Retiring Entrepreneurs

Artificial Intelligence in Education & Pedagogy

I investigate the implications of generative AI for teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum design in higher education. This
includes neuroscience-informed pedagogy, critical thinking development, AI-human complementarity, and ethical integration of AI
into classrooms.

Pedagogy versus Heutagogy: Neuroscience-Informed Strategies for AI-Enhanced Classrooms

AI-Enabled Research Methods & Textual Analysis

I use AI and computational methods to analyze large textual corpora, including historical documents, literary works, and institutional
narratives. My work emphasizes transparency, reproducibility, and theory-driven interpretation rather than automation of scholarly
judgment.

Economic Power, Institutional Tensions, and Societal Futures: An Institutional Analysis of Robert Heinlein’s Speculative Fiction

Supply Chain Economics & Resilience

I study supply chains as institutional systems rather than purely technical or logistical arrangements, emphasizing governance,
coordination, power, and resilience. Recent work examines supply chain fragility, geographic concentration, data transparency, and
institutional responses to disruption.

Oregon Trail: Labor and Housing as Essential Links in the Critical Materials Supply Chain

Supply Chain Economics: A Fresh Lens for Holistic Analysis

Blockchain, Data Transparency, & Trust Systems

My research examines blockchain and distributed technologies as tools for improving transparency, trust, and coordination in supply
chains and organizational systems. I focus on institutional design rather than technological determinism.

Trusted Traceability Service: A Novel Approach to Securing Supply Chains

Challenges in Digitalization for a Holistic and Transparent Pandemic Supply Chain

Institutional Economics & Economic Systems

My work applies institutional economics to the study of economic power, governance, legitimacy, and coordination across markets,
organizations, and societies. I focus on how institutions evolve under conditions of scarcity, technological change, and crisis, drawing
on both historical and contemporary contexts.

Crisis Revealing Structure: An Institutional Analysis of Labor, Technology, and Supply Chains Beyond the Pandemic

A Brief Root Cause Analysis of the Dearth of Labor Managed Firms in Developed Countries

A Plebeian Lexicon of Capitalism (and Socialism)