Dr. Brownï¿½s research focuses on the assessment and treatment of functional impairment in adults with depressive illness. He was awarded a Junior Investigator Award by the National Alzheimerï¿½s Coordinating Center for his research on functional impairment in cognitively impaired elders. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Brown is currently conducting research on the phenomenology and antidepressant treatment of frail, depressed older adults in the Adult and Late Life Depression Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute.