Speakers Bureau
We have a broad group of faculty and pre-doctoral students knowledgeable on topics related to aging health and well-being. If you are looking for an expert who can respond to questions please refer to our list below. To schedule a speaker for your event or organization, contact Donna MacDonald, Community Outreach Director at donnamacdonald@wayne.edu.
URBAN HEALTH EQUITY: Neurocognitive Impairment & Elder Financial Abuse
Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP Geriatric Neuropsychology
Director, Institute of Gerontology
p.lichtenberg@wayne.edu | 313-664-2633
- Financial capacity, financial exploitation and older adults
- Alzheimer's disease, dementias and depression
- Aging and health disparities (particularly in minorities living with chronic disease)
- Clinical geropsychology, frailty
Thomas B. Jankowski, PhD (Associate Director of Research) Politics and Policy of Aging
t.jankowski@wayne.edu | 313-664-2603
- The aging of the population and the demography of older adults
- The politics, economics, and history of growing old in the U.S.
- Social Security, Medicare, and other public policies related to aging
BRAIN HEALTH & DEMENTIA
Jessica Damoiseaux, PhD Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience
damoiseaux@wayne.edu | 313-664-2642
- Structural and functional brain changes in healthy older adults
- Early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Voyko Kavcic, PhD Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience
voyko@wayne.edu | 313-664-2613
- Early detection of perceptual and cognitive declines leading to dementia
- Community-based early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in African Americans
- Neuro-electric activity (EEG) as a marker of MCI and Alzheimer's disease
Noa Ofen, PhD Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience
noa.ofen@wayne.edu | 313-664-2643
- Changes in brain structure and function between childhood and young adulthood
- The development of basic cognitive abilities, learning and memory
URBAN HEALTH EQUITY: Studies in the Built Environment
Mark Luborsky, PhD (Director, Aging and Health Disparities) Medical Anthropology
mluborsky@wayne.edu | 313-664-2639
- Success at reorganizing life after adverse health events or normal life transitions
- Preventing and managing infectious disease (HIV, polio) and physical disability
Jessica Robbins, PhD Cultural Anthropology
jrr@wayne.edu | 313-664-2628
- Social change and experiences of aging
- Critical theories of successful and active aging
- Biographical, social and historical memory in later life
URBAN HEALTH EQUITY: Predicting Future Needs
Wassim Tarraf, MBA, PhD Health Care Policy
wassimtarraf@wayne.edu | 313-664-2632
- Health care services, expenditures, use and quality
- Minority health and aging