Dave is currently conducting research in the Anthropology Department at UCL (University College London). In addition to their writing on digital nomads and remote work, their research interests include the future of work, the gig economy, globalisation, citizenship, gentrification, neoliberalism, digital technologies and surveillance.

Dave's anthropology research focuses on the lives of digital nomads – who before the pandemic were viewed as an extreme type of remote worker. Their research started in 2015, they lived with digital nomads in co-working and co-living spaces in Southeast Asia. Their research focuses on the work practices and routines that are required to sustain working remotely. This research is unique in having 8+ years of continuous data about the remote work experience. So, Dave has a unique insight into how people adapt to remote working over months and years.

Dave is also a member of the eWorkResearch project: eworkresearch.org at UCL’s (University College London) Brain Science Faculty. This ongoing project studies remote work and digital self-regulation strategies. Dave continues to research how people are coping with the transition to working remotely due to the pandemic and advises corporations, governments and education in these accelerating changes: