	His research interests include the role of educational leaders, how colleges transform themselves, and faculty as change agents. He is presently a Contributing Editor of "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education" and writes a monthly column. His brother Karl James Mellander graduated from the University of California-Berkeley (Ph.D. Astronomy) where he worked until he retired. Their grandfather Fredrik Mellander was Knighted by the King of Sweden in 1938 for his contributions to Swedish Higher Education.