He has published extensively in the area of quality of life (QOL) and well-being research. He co-founded the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) and served as its Executive Director/Treasurer and as Development Co-Director. He received several awards from ISQOLS: the Distinguished Fellow Award, the Distinguished QOL Researcher Award, and Service Excellence Award. He co-founded and edited the journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life (the flagship journal of ISQOLS) as well as several book series at Springer International Publishing. His latest book series is Human Well-Being and Policy-Making. Examples of his recent co-authored/co-edited books include: