In 1994 he became an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at State University College at Buffalo, NY. From 1999-2012 he was an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine; and still holds an appointment in the Department of Neurology there as Associate Professor of Neurology, although he no longer teaches. In 2005 he became the director of a research lab affiliated with BUSM and the VA and has since conducted research focusing on Parkinson's Disease, religion, sleep, and dreams.