IOG Faculty

Mary Kay Cresci
313-664-2636
226 Knapp
Kay Cresci,Ph.D., RN, 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 gerontology and ...
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313-664-2636
226 Knapp
Kay Cresci,Ph.D., RN, 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 gerontology and ...
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Hector González
313-664-2628
234 Knapp Building
Hector M. González, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. He is a Faculty Associate at the University of Michigan, Institute of Social ...
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313-664-2628
234 Knapp Building
Hector M. González, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology and the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University. He is a Faculty Associate at the University of Michigan, Institute of Social ...
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Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D.
313-664-2603
103 Knapp
•Visit Seniors Count!, Dr. Jankowski's demographics resource site and blog devoted to Southeast Michigan's growing aging population•Visit PhinisheD, Dr. Jankowski's online discussion and support group for struggling thesis and dissertation writers Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D., is Associate Director for Research at ...
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313-664-2603
103 Knapp
•Visit Seniors Count!, Dr. Jankowski's demographics resource site and blog devoted to Southeast Michigan's growing aging population•Visit PhinisheD, Dr. Jankowski's online discussion and support group for struggling thesis and dissertation writers Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D., is Associate Director for Research at ...
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Gail Jensen Summers
(313) 664-2622
225 Knapp
Gail Jensen Summers is a professor of economics at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, jointly appointed in the University’s Institute of Gerontology and Department of Economics. Her research has focused on employer-sponsored health insurance, the effects of state regulation and ...
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(313) 664-2622
225 Knapp
Gail Jensen Summers is a professor of economics at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, jointly appointed in the University’s Institute of Gerontology and Department of Economics. Her research has focused on employer-sponsored health insurance, the effects of state regulation and ...
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Peter Lichtenberg
313-664-2633
226 Knapp
Peter A. Lichtenberg, Ph.D. is the Director of both the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute and the Founding Director of the Wayne State University Lifespan Alliance. Dr. Lichtenberg is also a Professor of Psychology and Physical ...
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313-664-2633
226 Knapp
Peter A. Lichtenberg, Ph.D. is the Director of both the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute and the Founding Director of the Wayne State University Lifespan Alliance. Dr. Lichtenberg is also a Professor of Psychology and Physical ...
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Mark Luborsky
313-664-2639
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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313-664-2639
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
313-664-2625
231 Knapp
Cathy Lysack, Ph.D., O.T.(C), is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Gerontology (IOG) and a Professor in the Department of Health Care Sciences (Occupational Therapy) at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. At the IOG, she is ...
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313-664-2625
231 Knapp
Cathy Lysack, Ph.D., O.T.(C), is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Gerontology (IOG) and a Professor in the Department of Health Care Sciences (Occupational Therapy) at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. At the IOG, she is ...
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Scott Moffat
313-664-2627
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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313-664-2627
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
313-664-2623
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 a Ph.D. (mathematics) from Queen's University at Kingston. His current research interests include retirement security, ...
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313-664-2623
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 a Ph.D. (mathematics) from Queen's University at Kingston. His current research interests include retirement security, ...
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Noa Ofen
(313) 664-2644/2645/2645
257 Knapp
Dr. Ofen is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology, the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and the Department of Pediatrics in the School of ...
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(313) 664-2644/2645/2645
257 Knapp
Dr. Ofen is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Gerontology, the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and the Department of Pediatrics in the School of ...
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Naftali Raz
313-664-2617
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 received his Ph.D. in 1985. Dr. Raz's research focuses on the ...
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313-664-2617
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 received his Ph.D. in 1985. Dr. Raz's research focuses on the ...
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Wassim Tarraf
313-664-2632
212 Knapp Bldg
Wassim Tarraf, MBA, PhD is a research assistant professor at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University. Dr. Tarraf is a methodologist with an applied interest in health policy. His research focuses on issues related to disparities in health ...
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313-664-2632
212 Knapp Bldg
Wassim Tarraf, MBA, PhD is a research assistant professor at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University. Dr. Tarraf is a methodologist with an applied interest in health policy. His research focuses on issues related to disparities in health ...
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