The Internal Advisory Board consists of key faculty and administrators at Wayne State from an array of departments corollary to gerontology. Members work to oversee the integration of the IOG into the university's broader academic mission.

Scott Bowen, Ph.D. (Chair)
Chair and Professor, Department of Psychology, CLAS
scott.bowen@wayne.edu

Khari Brown, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Sociology, CLAS
kharib@wayne.edu

Sara Maher, PT, Ph.D., DScPT, OMPT
Associate Dean for Health Sciences, EACPHS
Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, EACPHS
sara.maher@wayne.edu

Stella Resko, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Director, CADAS Coordinator, and Professor
School of Social Work stella@wayne.edu

Krysta Ryzewski, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, CLAS
krysta.ryzewski@wayne.edu

Hayley Thompson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Health Equity and Community Knowledge in Urban Populations (CHECK-UP)
Associate Director, Community Outreach Engagement, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine
Professor of Population Science, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine
hayley.thompson@wayne.edu

Patricia Wren, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor, Department of Public Health, CLAS
pwren@wayne.edu