He is a faculty member in the graduate cognitive psychology program, and a teaching member in the University’s Schreyer Honors College program. His area of research is the study of the rhythms of life and their biological, psychological, and social effects upon human performance. Dr. Brown co-edited with COL R. Curtis Graeber, Ph.D., (NASA Ret.) the seminal research volume, Rhythmic Aspects of Behavior (1982), which introduced much of psychology a generation ago to the concept of the naturally occurring circadian rhythm, and the consequential effects of jetlag. Although initially trained as a clinical psychologist, he switched to experimental to study the rhythms of life in illness and health, always emphasizing human strengths for illness prevention and health maintenance.