The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has funded our work to employ big data statistical analysis techniques to identify and predict meaningful outcome phenotypes among survivors of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This work is part of a collaboration with investigators at Johns Hopkins University and other sites.
This research should help us personalize treatments for people attempting to recover from a life-threatening illness.

We are pleased to announce that In Heaven won the Best Book Award for 2013 from the John Whitmer Historical Association (JWHA). JWHA is a well-respected, independent historical society devoted to the history of the Community of Christ and the Restoration Movement. The book award is a great honor from this esteemed group.

We are pleased to announce that In Heaven received the Best First Book Award from the Mormon History Association at the meeting in Calgary, AB this past weekend.

I am delighted to report that our grant application to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences has been funded. This research studies hidden rhythms in heart rate and blood pressure among patients with severe infection. We are hoping to identify rhythms that give us information about prognosis and possible therapies for this life-threatening syndrome.

for “Joseph (Smith) in Egypt: Babel, Hieroglyphs, and the Pure Language of Eden.”
(History publications page)

for “The Translator and the Ghostwriter: Joseph Smith and W.W. Phelps.”
(History publications page)