Centre was renamed in his honour in 1997. Das has written more than 300 research papers and book chapters, as well as ten published books. Later years Das is continuing to pursue his work on cognitive processes in typical and atypical populations, particularly on executive functions and speed of processing. The apparent implications of these higher mental activities on education as well as management is the topic of a new book Cognitive Planning and Executive Functions (JP Das & S.B. Misra, 2014). His other book this year is Consciousness Quest where East meets the West (Das, 2014). Order of Canada Das received the Order of Canada, on 1 July 2015 "for his internationally recognized work in the field of cognitive psychology, notably in the development of a new theory of intelligence." Honours and awards In 2015, Das was named to the Order of Canada. In addition, he has received: Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Cyprus (2015) Honorary doctorate in psychology from the University of Vigo in Spain (2004) Kennedy Foundation Professorship, Peabody-Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA (1963) Nuffield Fellow, University of London, UK (1972) Albert J. Harris Award, International Reading Association (1979) University of Alberta, Research Prize (1987) Immigration Achievement Award (1992) Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (1999) Distinguished contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. Canadian Psychology Association (2014) In recognition of his work, Timothy Papadopoulos, Rauno Parilla and John Kirby edited Cognition, Intelligence &\and Achievement: A Tribute to J.P. Das was published in 2015. [New York: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2015. ). Books Das, J. P. (1969). Verbal conditioning and behaviour. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Das, J. P., & Baine, D. (Eds.). (1978). Mental retardation for special educators. Springfield: Charles Thomas. Das, J. P., Kirby, J. R., & Jarman, R. F. (1979). Simultaneous and successive cognitive processes. New York: Academic Press. Friedman, M., Das, J. P., & O'Connor, N. (Eds.). (1981). Intelligence and learning. New York: Plenum Publishing Corp. Das, J. P., Mulcahy, R. F., & Wall, A. E. (Eds.). (1982). Theory and Research in Learning Disabilities. New York: Plenum Publishing Corp. Das, J. P., Naglieri, J. A., & Kirby, J. R. (1994). Assessment of Cognitive Processes. Boston, MA, USA: Allyn & Bacon. Translated into Chinese Das, J. P., Kar, B. C., & Parrila, R. K. (1996). Cognitive planning. New Delhi: Sage Publications. Das, J.P. (1997). The Working Mind. New Delhi: Sage Publications. Das, J. P. (2009). Reading Difficulties