Tulane Center
for Aging

Program Committee

The Program Committee for the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Aging Studies is representative of the diverse faculty research and teaching resources at Tulane University's uptown campus, the Health Sciences campus, and the Tulane National Primate Research Center. Although they are from various disciplines, they all share a strong interest in the field of aging. They are:

Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of  Medicine
Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
School of Medicine
MD 2002, Tulane University School of Medicine
MPH 2000, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
PhD in Epidemiology 2000, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Residency in Internal Medicine 2005, Harvard University School of Medicine

Paul J. Colombo, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
School of Science and Engineering
Chair, 4+1 Admissions Committee
Member, Tulane Center for Aging
PhD 1994, University of California at Berkeley

Michael J. "Mic" Dancisak, PhD

Director, Center for Anatomical and Movement Science (CAMS)
Senior Professor of Practice, Department of Biomedical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering
Member, Neuroscience Program
Member, Tulane Center for Aging
PhD 2000, University of Minnesota

Barbara M. Jazwinski, PhD

The Virginia Beer Professor of Music
Newcomb Music Department
PhD, City University of New York

S. Michal Jazwinski, PhD (chair)

John W. Deming, MD Regents Chair in Aging
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Director, Tulane Center for Aging
School of Medicine
PhD 1975, Stanford University

Judith S. Lewis, MSW, PhD

Associate Professor
Director of Field Education
School of Social Work
PhD, University of Maryland
MSW, Syracuse University

Greg Oldham, PhD

J. F., Jr. and Jesse Lee Seinsheimer Chair in Business, Department of Management
A. B. Freeman School of Business
Fellow, Academy of Management, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the American Psychological Association
PhD in Organizational Behavior, Yale University

Wendy Redfield, RA

Favrot Associate Professor of Architecture
Associate Dean for Academics
School of Architecture
Master of Architecture, University of Virginia, 1990
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Barnard College, 1985

Edward Sherman, JD, SJD

W.R. Irby Chair, and Moise F. Steeg
Jr. Professor
School of Law
JD, Harvard Law School
SJD, Harvard Law School