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Peter Lichtenberg


577-2297
p.lichtenberg@wayne.edu
226 Knapp


Peter A. Lichtenberg, Ph.D., is the Director of the IOG and Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience & Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Wayne State University. Dr. Lichtenberg received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Purdue University, where he also minored in aging. 
 
Director of the IOG since 1999, Lichtenberg has led this research and education unit to record levels of funding (annual totals for the past 8 years are a 300-400% increase from previous highs), to an expansion of research focus by recruiting faculty in the area of cognitive neuroscience, and the leadership of several highly successful training and mentoring grants (See below for details on the Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training and on the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research). Dr. Lichtenberg also created the first IOG-funded development Board of Visitors which in its first 4 ½ years raised over $2.25 Million dollars. 
 
Dr. Lichtenberg is the author of five books, including the highly acclaimed Handbook of Dementia (2003, Handbook of Assessment in Clinical Gerontology (Wiley press, 1999) and A Guide to Psychological Practice in Geriatric Long Term Care (Haworth Press 1994). In addition, Dr. Lichtenberg has edited a four volume series for the organization Medical Psychotherapy, and has published over 125 peer reviewed scientific articles. His particular areas of research include mental health in long term care, geriatric depression, geriatric psychology and medical rehabilitation and the early detection and management of Alzheimer's Disease. 
 
Dr. Lichtenberg has been awarded many distinctions including the 1996 Early Career Award in Rehabilitation Psychology, Fellowship in the Gerontological Society of America and the American Psychological Association, the Outstanding Contribution Award for Psychologists in Long Term Care, and both the 2001 Distinguished Faculty Award and Outstanding Mentor Award at Wayne State University. In 2002, he was the first educator to be given the Alzheimer's Advocate Award. In 2004, on behalf of the IOG, he accepted community honors from the Area Agency on Aging 1C and Wayne County. In 2006 he was awarded the Harry Kelly Award for outstanding leadership in Gerontology 
 
Dr. Lichtenberg is a leader in many national and community organizations in Detroit and the State of Michigan including chair of the Michigan Dementia Coalition, past-chair of the Central City Aging Services Consortium, and Board member for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B Advisory Board. Nationally, Dr. Lichtenberg was the Chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America (2007), Chair of the APA Committee on Aging (2008) and a member of the APA Presidential Task Force on Integrated Care for an Aging Population.

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Grants

Community Networks to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2005-2010, $2,500,000. (Co-Director)

Wayne State University Pre-Doctoral Research Training in Aging and Urban Health, funded by the National Institute on Aging, 2001-2011, $1, 625, 000. (PI)

Post-Doctoral Training in Aging and Urban Health, funded by AHRQ, 2003-2008, $585,,000. (PI) 
 
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research, funded by National Institute on Aging and National Institute of Nursing Research, 1997-2012 $9,500,000 (Co-Director, and WSU PI) 
 


Professional Service

 (RECENT)

  • Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of GSA (2007)
  • Chair, APA Committee on Aging (2008)
  • Member, APA Presidential task force on Integrated Care for an Aging Population (2007) 

Honors and Awards

  • Michigan Society for Gerontology, Harry J. Kelly Award 2006
  • Michigan Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Advocate Award 2002
  • Wayne State University Graduate School, Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award, 2001
  • Wayne State University Graduate School, Outstanding Mentor Award, 2001
  • Psychologists in Long Term Care, Outstanding Leadership and Dedication Award, 2000
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1999
  • Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology, 1997
  • Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 1997
  • James Garrett Early Career Award, 1996

Publications

Books: 

Lichtenberg, P.A. , Murman, D.L., Mellow, A.M.(2003). Handbook of Dementia: Psychological, Neurological and Psychiatric Perspectives. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Lichtenberg, P.A. (1999). Handbook of Assessment in Clinical Gerontology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Lichtenberg, P.A. (1999). Depression in Geriatric Medical and Nursing Home Patients, A Treatment Manual. Wayne State University Press.

Lichtenberg, P.A.(1998). Mental Health Practice in Geriatric Healthcare Settings. Haworth Press: New York.

Lichtenberg, P.A. (1994). A Guide to Psychological Practice in Geriatric Long Term Care. Haworth Press: New York.  
 
Recent Articles:

Lysack, C.L., Neufeld, S.W., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2001). At risk in old age: elderly men who live alone. Clinical Gerontologist, 24, 77-92.

Mast, B.T., Fitzgerald, J., Steinberg, J., MacNeill, S.E., Lichtenberg, P.A. (2001). Effective screening for Alzheimer's Disease among older African Americans. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 15, 196-202.

Espiritu, D.E., Rashid, H., Fitzgerald, J., Steinberg, J., Lichtenberg, P.A. (2001). The relationship of self-reported depression and cognition to functional abilities in African American elders with Alzheimer's Disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 1098-1103.

Lysack, C.L., Neufeld, S.W., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2001). At risk in old age: elderly men who live alone. Clinical Gerontologist, 24, 77-92.

Lysack, C.L., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2001). Predicting function in elderly women who return home alone after medical rehabilitation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 433-440.

Ficker, L.J., MacNeill, S.E., Bank, A.L. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). Cognition and perceived social support among live-alone urban elders. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 21, 437-451.

Lysack, C.L., MacNeill, S.E., Neufeld, S.W. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). The functional recovery of elderly inner city women. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 22, 59-69.

Mast, B.T., MacNeill, S.E., & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). A MIMIC model approach to research in geriatric neuropsychology: The case of vascular dementia. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 9, 21-37.

Bank, A.L., MacNeill, S.E., Hall, E.M., Nadjarian, R.K., Zaccagnini, A.V. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). More than meets the eye: How examiner training affects the reliability of the MacNeill-Lichtenberg Decision Tree. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83, 405-411.

Mast, B.T., MacNeill, S.E., & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). A MIMIC model approach to research in geriatric neuropsychology: The case of vascular dementia. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 9, 21-37.

Bank, A.L., MacNeill, S.E., Hall, E.M., Nadjarian, R.K., Zaccagnini, A.V. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). More than meets the eye: How examiner training affects the reliability of the MacNeill-Lichtenberg Decision Tree. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83, 405-411.

Lysack, C.L., MacNeill, S.E., Neufeld, S.W. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2002). Elderly inner city women who return home to live alone. The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 22, 59-69.

Lichtenberg, P.A. & MacNeill, S.E. (2003). Streamlining assessments and treatments for geriatric mental health in medical rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48, 56-60.

Franks, M.M., Lichtenberg, P.A., MacNeill, S.E. & Bank, A.L. (2003). Activity limitation and depression: Perspectives of older African American women and their close companions. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48, 50-55.

Lichtenberg, P.A., MacNeill, S.E., Lysack, C.L., Bank, A.L. & Neufeld, S.W. (2003). Predicting discharge and long term outcome patterns for frail elders. Rehabilitation Psychology, 48, 37-43.

Yochim, B., Bank, A.L., Mast, B.T., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2003). Clinical Utility of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale in older urban medical patients: An expanded study. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 320-327.

Roberson, T. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2003). Longitudinal findings of depression, social support and functional abilities. Clinical Gerontologist, 26, 55-68.

Yochim, B. Mast, B.T. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2003). Cerebrovascular risk factors and depressed mood in inner city older adults. Clinical Psychologist, 7, 11-20. 

Mast, B.T., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2004). Post Stroke and vascular depression in geriatric rehabilitation patients. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12, 84-92.

Mast, B.T., Yochim, B., MacNeill, S.E., & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2004). Risk factors for geriatric depression: The importance of executive functioning within the vascular depression hypothesis. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59A, No. 12, 1290-1294.

Loeher, K.E., Bank, A.L. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2004). Nursing home transition and depressive symptoms in older medical rehabilitation patients. Clinical Gerontologist, 27, 59-70.

Chapleski, E.E., Kaczynski, R., Gerbi, S.A. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2004). American Indian elders and depression: Short and long-term effects of life events. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 23, 41-57.

Mast, B.T., Neufeld, S., MacNeill, S.E., & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2004). Longitudinal support for the relationship between vascular risk and late life depressive symptoms. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12, 93-101.

Krishnan, M.S., Mast, B.T., Ficker, L.J., Lawhorne, L. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (2005). The effects of pre-existing depression on cerebrovascular health outcomes in geriatric continuing care. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 60A, No. 7, 915-919.

Mills, T.L., Lichtenberg, P.A., Wakeman, M. & Scott-Okafor, H. (In press). Correlates of rehabilitation hospital length of stay among older African American patients. Journal of the National Medical Association.

Lysack, C.L., Neufeld, S.W., Mast, B.T., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (In press). After rehabilitation: An 18 month follow-up of elderly inner city women. American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Lichtenberg, P.A., Brown, D.R., Jackson, J.S. & Washington, O. (In press). Normative health research experiences among African American elders. Journal of Aging and Health.

Neufeld, S.W., Lysack, C.L., MacNeill, S.E. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (In press). Living arrangement decisions at discharge and later: Differences in criteria and outcomes. Home Health Care Services Quarterly.

Mast, B.T., Azar, A.R., MacNeill, S.E., & Lichtenberg, P.A. (In press). Depression and activities of daily living predict rehospitalization within six months of discharge from geriatric rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology 

Yochim, B., Kerkar, S. & Lichtenberg, P.A. (In press). Cerebrovascular risk factors, activity limitations and depressed mood in African American older adults. Psychology and Aging.