His current research focuses on the nursing care of hospitalized elderly. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and has received numerous awards for his work, including the Mary Opal Wolanin Award for Excellence in Gerontological Clinical Nursing Research, the Harriet H. Werley New Investigator Award, and the Mosby-Cameo Nursing Research Award for his work on delirium in the hospitalized elderly. Innovations in Caring for Hospitalized Elders