As a recognized expert in the history of North American oil and gas, my doctoral dissertation and first book focused on the economic, political, and business factors that contributed to the development of Alberta’s oil sands over the course of the 20th century. Subsequently, I have published articles examining the environmental challenges to oil sands production, the cross-border ties between the Canadian and U.S. oil industry, and the evolution of cross-border energy ties to the early 21st century. My current research revolves around two projects. The first is a is a project tentatively titled “The Boom: Oil Culture, Business, and Politics in Alberta, 1913-1924.” The project examines how the First Turner Valley Era (1913-1924) influenced the social construction of Alberta’s petroleum culture based on the values of individualism, competition, and unfettered capitalism, and animated by the oil industry’s faith in, and promises to deliver, a better tomorrow. The second project is a history of the globalization of the petroleum industry.