Wayne State University

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Institute of Gerontology

IOG Faculty

Kay Cresci
577-2297
226 Knapp

Kay Cresci,Ph.D., RN, APRN, BC, FNGNA, is an assistant professor of nursing at the Institute of Gerontology and the College of Nursing. Her areas of expertise include gerontology, informatics, and critical care nursing. Dr. Cresci has combined her interests in ...
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Hector González
577-2297
234 Knapp Building

Hector M. González, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. Dr. González is a Faculty Associate in the Program for Research on Black ...
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Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D.
577-2297, ext. 287
113 Knapp

Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D., is Associate Director for Research at both the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute. He received his bachelors degree in political science from Michigan State University, where he was a National Merit Scholar, ...
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Gail Jensen Summers
577-2297
226 Knapp

Gail Jensen Summers is a jointly appointed professor in the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Economics. She received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Minnesota in 1986, and has previously held positions at the University of Illinois ...
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Peter Lichtenberg
577-2297
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 ...
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Mark Luborsky
577-2297
226 Knapp

Mark R. Luborsky is Director of Aging & Health Disparities Research at the Institute of Gerontology, and Professor of Anthropology and Gerontology. Luborsky is the Co-Founder of the Institute for Information Technology & Culture. He is Editor of the journal, ...
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Cathy Lysack
577-2297
231 Knapp

Cathy Lysack, Ph.D., O.T.(C), is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and the Department of Health Care Sciences (Occupational Therapy) in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University. Dr. Lysack earned a ...
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Scott Moffat
577-2297
226 Knapp Bldg.

Scott D. Moffat, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and Department of Psychology at Wayne State University . Dr. Moffat is interested in cognitive and structural and functional brain changes associated with aging. Dr. Moffat's primary ...
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Stewart Neufeld
577-2297
226 Knapp Bldg.

Stewart Neufeld, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology . Neufeld holds a M.Sc. (mathematics) at Dalhousie University in Halifax, and earned his Ph.D. (mathematics) at Queen's University at Kingston, . He is currently a co-principal investigator on an NIH funded study (PI, Dr. A. ...
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Naftali Raz
577-2297
226 Knapp

Dr. Raz completed his undergraduate studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1979. He was trained in psychology and human neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin. and ived his Ph.D. in 1985. Dr. Raz's research focuses on the ...
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Olivia Washington
577-2297
226 Knapp

Dr. Olivia G. M. Washington is an associate professor of Gerontology and Nursing. In addition to her various assignments, she is also a licensed professional counselor and is credientialed as a Clinical Specialist and Nurse Pratitioner in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.
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