MPSI staff and faculty are dedicated to improving our understanding of how young children develop and react to their environmental conditions, as well as promoting optimal child development and resilience in urban children. MSPI sponsors interdisciplinary faculty, many with joint appointments in departments across Wayne State University.
The MPSI staff and faculty serve many functions including research assistance and engagement with the community.
Director of the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute
& the Institute of Gerontology
Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Associate Director of the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute
& Faculty Fellow in the Eugene Applebaum Chair in Community Engagement
Eric Mayes, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute
and Institute of Gerontology
Thomas B. Jankowski, Ph.D.