As Director of Naropa University's Consciousness Laboratory, Peter directs a program of research on meditation and contemplative spirituality that includes multiple areas of focus. One concerns the teaching of meditation and other contemplative practices, and a manuscript reporting on an interview study of meditiation instructors is currently in preparation for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Another applies what has been discovered about brain activity observed during meditation to innovate new approaches to meditation instruction. His research also currently focuses on personal worldview and ways that it can change according to life experience, including meditation. Other areas of his research have included engagement with awareness and compassion.

Students, alumni, donors, and others interested in his research are encouraged to contact him directly.