Mohan resigned from the dean position in 1986 to take a more focused approach to his teaching, research and writing. His name may not have shown up in lights yet, but it did appear in print in many collections of social work literature around the world. Mohan has published 11 books since 1972. Seven of those have been published since he resigned as dean, and he is in the process of finishing a new trilogy that will begin publication this year. One of Mohan's concentrations in his work is international and comparative social welfare.
Social work is really a very American idea.
Problems of democratic systems interest me a lot. He has also studied in the field of mental health and is a pioneer in conducting research by going inside mental hospitals to study patients in a clinical setting. A Treatise on the Mentally Ill in 1972. Mohan was named director of the doctoral program in social work in 1994, and he serves as an adviser for Ph.D committees. He is also a member of the Commission of Accreditation Board for social work programs all over the country.