He served as vice president for academic affairs at Bucknell University between 1996 and 2000.
He is an active scholar and has written and lectured extensively on the foundations of the social sciences.
His 2003 book is The Paradox of Wealth and Poverty, a discussion of the ethical issues raised by economic development in the third world.
He is actively involved in the metropolitan Detroit community and served on non-profit boards in Michigan concerned with civil rights, race relations, and improving inter-group understanding.
He is a core faculty of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program through the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.