He studies Muslims in the United States, including the growth of Islam here, African-Americans and Islam, demographics of American Muslims and the growth of Islam in prisons. He is an expert on pluralism, mosque organization and imams. He helped facilitate the first endorsement of a Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces. In 2001 he published the results of the first comprehensive study of mosques in America, “The Mosque in America: A National Portrait,” for the Council on American-Muslim Relations, on whose board he serves. He serves on the advisory board of Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Contact 859-257-9638 (office), 859-257-3761 (department), iabagb2@uky.edu.