Marcia Polansky
Contact Information
Education
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Drexel University School of Public Health
1505 Race Street, Mail Stop 1033
Bellet Building, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Office: 215.762.4863
Fax: 215.762.1174
Email: marcia.polansky@drexel.edu
www.publichealth.drexel.edu
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
MSW, Social Work, June 2001
School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
ScD, Biostatistics, June 1984
MS, Biostatistics, June 1979
MS, Health Policy & Management, June 1977
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
BS, Biology, June 1974
Professional
Experience
Jan 1989 – present-Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of
Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
July 1 2011-present on evaluation team for ‘Get Health Philly’.
July 1 2002-Evaluation of extended day program for adjudicated teen girls at
Congresso.
Jan 1 2001-Parenting group at Caton Village (residential program for mothers with
drug addictions and their children) funded by the Women’s Research Health Initiative
MCP-Hahnemann University.
Jan 1984- Dec 1988-Statistician, General Clinical Research Center, Temple
University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Statistical design and analysis of clinical
studies.
1983-1999 Consulting statistician for General Clinical Research Center, Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA
1982-1989Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, School of Business
Administration, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Jan - Sept 1982-Biostatistician, The American Health Foundation. Design and
statistical analysis of epidemiological case control studies of cancer.
1981-Lecturer on Statistics, Graduate School of Public Administration, New York
University.
1979-81-Research Assistant, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public
Health & The New England Journal of Medicine. Writing of articles on the design and
analysis of clinical studies.
1980-Research Assistant, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Harvard
Medical School. Statistical analysis of survey data on the health status and service
utilization of the elderly.
1979-Research Assistant, Sidney Farber Cancer Center, Boston. Statistical analysis of
data on lung cancer pathology. p73
1978-Statistical Analyst, Massachusetts Rate Setting Commission, Boston. Statistical
studies of the cost of and access to nursing home care.
1977-Research Analyst, Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Boston. Multivariate statistical modeling of the costs and quality of
nursing home care.
1975-Intern, Office of Planning & Evaluation, Health Services Administration,
DHEW, Rockville, MD. Planning and evaluation activities for the Rural Health
Initiative.
Honors and Awards
1979-81-National Cancer Institute Traineeship for Students in Biostatistics.
1975-76-U.S. Public Health Service Scholarship for Students in Health Services.
Publications
Almasri, N A. , Palisano, R J. , Dunst, C J. , Chiarello, L A. , O'Neil, M E. and Polansky, M Determinants of Needs of Families of Children and Youth With Cerebral
Palsy', Children's Health Care, 40: 2, 130-154 2011
Palisano, R, Chiarello, L, Orlin, M, Oeffinger, D, Polansky, M. Determinants of
Participation in Leisure and Recreational Activities by Children with Cerebral Palsy"
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Feb; 53(2):142-9. 2011.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2011;32(8):528-36.
Gonzalez EW, Polansky M, Lippa CF, Walker D, Feng D. Family caregivers at risk:
who are they? Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2011;32(8):528
Maggs, Jill; Palisano, Robert; Chiarello, Lisa; Orlin, Margo; Chang, Hui-Ju; Polansky,
Marcia The same but different? Comparing the priorities of parents. Disability and
Rehabilitation. Volume 33, Numbers 17-18, 2011 , pp. 1650-1658(9) 2011
Payas, N, Budd,G, Polansky, M. Exploring Relationships among Maternal BMI,
Family Factors, and Concern for Child’s Weight J of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatric Nursing Nov;23(4):223-30. 2010.
Lin-Ju Kang, Robert J. Palisano, Margo N. Orlin, Lisa A. Chiarello, Gillian A.
King,Marcia Polansky Determinants of Social Participation—With Friends and Others
Who Are Not Family Members—for Youths With Cerebral Palsy Volume 90 Number
12 Physical Therapy 1-14 2010.
Polansky, M., Johnson, D. (co first author with Johnson, D), Matosky, M., & Teti, M.
Psychosocial factors associated with successful transition into HIV case management
for those without primary care in an urban area. Aids and Behavior. 2010
Apr;14(2):459-68
Bailar, J., Louis, J., Lavori, P., & Polansky, M. Crossover studies in Medical Uses of
Statistics. 3rd ed., eds Bailar, JC & Hoaglin, DC, Wiley-UCH & NEJM, Boston 2009.
Orlin, M.N., Palisano, R.J., Chiarello, L.A., Kang, L.J., Polansky, M., Almasri, N., &
Maggs, J. Participation in home, extracurricular, and community activities among
children and youth with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. Feb;52(2):160-6
(2009).
Lang, D., Polansky, M and Sherman, M (2009), Hospitalizations for asthma in an
urban population: 1995-1999, Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Vol 103(2),
pp. 128-133.
Polansky, M., Villanuva, A.M., Bonfield, J. Responses to violence related
questionnaires by delinquent, truant and state-dependent boys receiving treatment in
an extended day program. J Offender Rehabilitation 2008; 47(4) 407-432.
Segal, M., Polansky, M., & Sankar, P. Adults’ values and attitudes about genetic
testing for obesity risk in children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2007b; 2:
11-21.
Harralson TL, Cousler Emig J, Polansky M, Walker RE, Otero Cruz J. Un Corazón
Saludable: Factors influencing outcomes of an exercise program designed to impact
cardiac and metabolic risks among urban Latinas. Journal of Community Health
32(6), 2007.
Polansky, M, Scull, NC, Villanueva, AM, Ikambana, Adolescent Boys in an Extended
Day Treatment Program for Behavior Problems and their Reflections about
Relationships with Women and Girls, Journal of Emotional Abuse, 7(4) 2007.
Segal ME. Polansky M. Sankar P. Predictors of uptake of obesity genetic testing
among affected adults. Human Genetics. 2007, 120(5):641-52.
Larach, C.S. ,Cummings, CE; and Polansky, M (2006) Including Diverse Populations
with Unique Needs in Emergency Planning in Strengthening National Public Health
Preparedness and Response to Chemical Biological and Radiological Agent Threats
(ed. Cummings, CE and Stikova, E.) , IOS Press
Polansky M; Lauterbach, W.; Litzke, C.; Coulter, B.; Sommers, L.. A qualitative
study of an attachment-based parenting group for mothers with drug addictions: On
being and having a mother. Journal of Social Work Practice. 2006 Vol 20(2) 115-131.
Hart T. Whyte J. Polansky M. Kersey-Matusiak G. Fidler-Sheppard R. Community
outcomes following traumatic brain injury: impact of race and preinjury status.
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2005, 20(2):158-72
Freeman, EW, Rickels, K., Sondheimer SI., Polansky M. 7 Xiao, S.. Continuous or
intermittent dosing with sertraline for patients with severe premenstrual syndrome or
premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Am J psychiatry. 2004 161(2) 343-51.
Hart T. Whyte J. Polansky M. Millis S. Hammond FM. Sherer M. Bushnik T. Hanks
R. Kreutzer. J. Concordance of patient and family report of neurobehavioral
symptoms at 1 year after traumatic brain injury. Archives of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation,2003 84(2):204-1.
Redfern RO. Langlotz CP. Abbuhl SB. Polansky M. Horii SC. Kundel HL. The effect
of PACS on the time required for technologists to produce radiographic images in the
emergency department radiology suite. Journal of Digital Imaging. 2002, 15(3):15360.
Kundel HL, Polansky M, Dalinka MK, Choplin RH, Gefter WB, Kneelend JB, Miller
WT Sr, Miller WT Jr. Reliability of soft-copy versus hard-copy interpretation of
emergency department radiographs: a prototype study.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001
Sep;177(3):525-8.
Polansky, M., Agreement and Accuracy Mixture Distribution Analysis,(2000)798-833
in Handbook of Medical Imaging, Vol 1. Physics and Psychophysics ed. Beutel, J,
Kundel, HL, and Van Metter, RL, SPIE Press, Wash.
Klein, JG, Whyte, J, Keenan, MA, Esquenazi, A, Polansky M, “Changes in strength
over time among Polio survivors”, Archives of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, pp
1059-1064, Vol 8, Aug 2000.
Freeman, EW, Sondheimer, SJ, Polansky, M, Garcia-Espagna, B, “Predictors of
response to Sertraline treatment of severe premenstrual syndromes”, J. Clinical
Psychiatry 81:8, pp 579-584 Aug 2000.
Whyte, J., Schuster, K., Polansky,M., Adams, J., and Coslett,B. “Frequency and
duration of inattentive behavior after traumatic brain injury: Effects of distraction,
task, and practice”,J of Neuropsychological Society (2000) 6, 1-11.
Boden, G, Chen,X & Polansky, M (1999). Disruption of circadian insulin secretion is
associated with reduced glucose uptake in first-degree relatives of patients with type 2
diabetes.
Kukafka,D.S., Lang,D.M., Porter,S., Rogers,J., Cicolella, D., Polansky, M.,
D’Alonzo,G.F., Exercise-induced Bronchospasm in High School Athletes via Free
Running Test: Incidence and Epidemiology”, Chest,144, 6,pp1613-1622, 1998.
van Buchem M.A., Grossman, RI, Armstrong,C, Polansky,M et al "Correlation of
Volumetric Magnetization Transfer Imaging with Clinical Data in Multiple Sclerosis",
Neurology Vol 50, June 1998 pp 1609-1617.
Whyte J, Fleming M, Polansky M, Cavallucci C, Coslett HB. The effects of visual
distraction following traumatic brain injury. Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society, 1998;4(2):127-136
Boden, G, Chen, X, Kolaczynski, JW. (1997). Effects of prolonged hyperinsulinemia
on serum leptin in normal human subjects. J. Clin. Investig. vol 100 1107-1113.
Whyte J, Hart T, Schuster K, Fleming M, Polansky M, Coslett B, “Effects of
Methylphenidate on Attentional Function After Traumatic Brain Injury: A
Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial”, American Journal of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Vol 76, No 6, Nov/Dec 1997.
Vonderheid, EC, Abram TJ, Polansky, M, “Use of serum soluble interleukin-2
receptor levels to monitor the progression of cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma” , Journal of
the American Academy of Dermatology,Vol 38, Number 2, Part 1, pp 207-220 1998.
Lang, DM., Sherman, MS., Polansky, M, “Guidelines and realities of asthma
management: the Philadelphia story”, Arch Intern Med/Vol 157, June 9, 1997.
Miki, Y, Grossamn,S, Samarasekera, JK Udupa, MA van Buchem, Cooney, BS,
Pollack, SN Kilson, DL, Constatninescu, C, Polansky, M, Mannon, LJ “Clinical
Correlation of Computer-assisted enhancing lesion quantitation in Multiple Sclerosis”,
Am J Neuroradiol 18:1, pp 1-6 April 1997.
Bagley, LJ., Grossman, RI, Judy, KD., Curtis, M., Loevner, LA, Polansky, M., Detre,
J., “Gliomas: Correlation of magnetic susceptibility artifact with histologic grade”,
202:511-516, Radiology February 1997.
Kundel, H.L., Polansky, M. “Mixture distribution and operating characteristic analysis
of portable chest imaging using screenfilm and computed radiography”, Academic
Radiology 1997; 4:1-7.
Whyte J., Fleming, M., Polansky, M., Cavallucci, C. , Coslet, HB., “Phasic arousal in
response to auditory warnings after traumatic brain injury”, Neuropsychologia Vol 35,
No 3, 313-324, 1997.
Whyte, J., Green, E., Polansky,M. Bartlett,C., “Men's survey report 1996: assessing
the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding HIV”, Department of
Health, AIDS Activities Coordinating Office.
Whyte J, Green E, Polansky M, Barteltt C. Assessing the knowledge, attitudes,
beliefs, and behaviours regarding HIV. Men’s Survey Report. AIDS Information
Network, Philadelphia, PA 1996
Sivan, E., Reece, A.E., Wu, Y., Homko, C.J., Polansky,M., Borenstein, M., "Dietary
vitamin E prophylaxis and diabetic embryopathy:Morphologic and biochemical
analysis”, Am j Obstet and Gynecol, vol 175 no 4 part 1, 1996 pg 793-799.
Whyte, J, Polansky, M, Cavallucci, C, Fleming, M, Lhulier, J and Coslett, B,
“Inattentive behavior after traumatic brain injury”, Journal of the International
Neuropsychological Society (1996) 2, 274-281.
Strom, BL, Soloway, RD, Rios-Dalenz, JL, Rodriguez-Martinez, HA, West, SL,
Kinman, Polansky, M., Berlin, JA. “Risk factors for gallbladder cancer: An
international collaborative case-control study of gallbladder”, Cancer pp 1747-1756
Vol 76 No 10,1995.
Storella, RJ, Kandell, RB, Horrow, JC, Ackerman, TS, Polansky, M, Zietz, S,
"Nonlinear Measures of Heart Rate Variability After Fentanyl-Based Induction of
Anesthesia", Anesth Analg 1995;81:1292-4.
Freeman,EW, Rickels,K, Sondheimer, SJ, Polansky,M, “A double-blind trial of roal
progesterone, Alprazolam and placebo in treatment of severe prementrual
syndrome”,accepted JAMA 1995.
Koneti,AK., Ghosh,S., Sun, L., Disa, J, Pickens, P., Polansky, M., "Mechanisms of
Platelet Dysfunction and Response to DDVAP in Patients with Congenital Platlet
Function Defects: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial", Thrombosis and
Haemostatis 74 (4) 1071-8 1995.
Whyte, J., Polansky, M., Fleming, M., Coslet, HB, Cavallucci,C., “Sustained arousal
and attention after traumatic brain injury” accepted Neuropsychologia Feb 1995.
Polansky, M., “Estimation of the parameters of an autoregressive process when the
errors are correlated”, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, pp 57-69,
Vol 51 No 1 (1994).
Polansky, M., van Rijswijk,L., "Utilizing survival analysis techniques in chronic
wound healing studies", Wounds 6 (4) 150- 158 1994.
Lang, D.M., Polansky, M., “Patterns of Asthma Mortality in Philadelphia:1969-1991”,
NEJM pp 1542-1546, Vol 331 Dec 8,1994.
Ballard-Krishnan S., van Rijswijk L., and Polansky M., “Pressure ulcers in extended
care facilities: report of a survey”, JWOCN in p 4-11, Vol 21, No 1, 1,1994.
Pellig, A., Hurt, C.M., Soler-Baillo, J.M., Polansky, M., "Electrophysiologicalanotomical correlates of adenosine 5'-triphosphate -triggered vagal reflex in the dog,
American Journal of Physiology 265: Heart and Circulatory Physiology 34 , H681H690 1993.
Holloway G.A., Steed D.L., DeMarco M.J., et. al. Polansky M.,A
“Randomized,controlled, multicenter, dose response trial of activated platelet
supernatent, topical CT-102 in chronic nonhealing, diabetic wounds.” WOUNDS
1993;5:198-206.
Wood, AKW, Sehgal,M, Polansky,M, “Sonographic brightness of the flexor tendons
and ligaments in the metacarpal region of horses”, Am J Vet Res, Vol 54, No 12 Dec
1993.
Wood, K.W., Polansky, M., Kundel, H.L, Reff, V., Sehgal, C., "Equine tendon and
ligament sonography: Current concepts and future directions", p 252-264 American
Association of Equine Practioners 38th Annual Convention Proceeding, 1992.
Spence MR, Williams K, Diary DJ, Kirby-McDonnell A and Polansky M.
“Relationship between recent cocaine use and pregnancy.Obstet Gynecol 1991;
78:326-329.
Hulman S., Edwards, R. Chen YQ., Polansky, M., "Blood pressure patterns in the first
three days of life", Journal of Perinatology, Sep 1991 11(3):231-4.
Freeman, E., Rickels, K, Sondheimer, S.J., Polansky, M., "Ineffectiveness of
Progesterone Suppository Treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome", JAMA, Vol. 264,
July 1990, pp 349-353.
Polansky, M., Chapter three, In: Statistical Issues in Drug Research and Development,
Karl Peace (ed), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, pp. 195-199, 1990.
D'Alessio, D.A., Kavle, E.C., Mozzoli, M.A., Smalley, T.J., Polansky, M., "The
Thermic Effect of Food in Lean and Obese Men", Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Vol. 81, 1988:1781-89.
Krishna,G.G.,Newell,G.,Miller,E., Heeger, P., Smith,R., Polansky,M.,Kapoor,
S.,Hoeldtke, R.,"Protein-induced glomerular hyperfiltration: Role of
hormonalfactors", Kidney International, Vol. 33, 1988, pp. 578-583.
Owen, E.O., Holup,J.L., D'Alessio, D.A., Craig, E.S., Polansky, M. et al., "A
Reappraisal of the Caloric Requirements of MEN", American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, 1987, Vol. 46, pp. 875-885.
Cavanaugh ST, Hughes JD, Polansky M. Treatment of orthostatic hypotension with
dihydroergotamine and caffeine. Ann Int Med. 1987;105: 168-18-73.
Bailar, J.C. III, Louis, T.A., Lavori, P.W., & Polansky, M., Chapters 3,4,5,7 The
Medical Uses of Statistics ed J.C. Bailar III and F. Mosteller, MA Med. Soc. 1986
(compilation of the four papers by same authors appearing in NEJM referenced
below).
Hoeldtke,R.D., Cavanaugh,S.,Hughes,J.D., & Polansky, M., "Treatment ofOrthostatic
Hypotension withSubcutaneous Dihydroergotamine and Caffeine", Annals of Internal
Medicine, Vol. 105, April 1986. pp. 168-173.
Owen, O.E., Kavle, E., Owen, R.S., Polansky, M., Caprio, S., Mozzoli, M.A.,
Kendrick, Z.V., Bushman, M.C., & Bodin, G., "Reappraisal of Caloric Requirements
in Healthy Women, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 44, July 1986, pp. 119.
Owen, O.E., Mozzoli, M.A., Reichle, F.A., Kreulen, R.S., Owen, R.S., Boden, G., &
Polansky, M., "Hepatic and Renal Metabolism before and after Portasystemic Shunts
in Patients with Cirrhosis", Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol. 76, September
1985, pp. 1209-1217.
Bailar, J.C. III, Louis, T.A., Lavori, P.W., & Polansky, M., "A Classification For
Biomedical Research Reports", New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 311,
December 1984, pp. 1482-1487.
"Studies Without Internal Controls," New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 311,
July 1984, pp. 156-162.
Cohen, L.A., Polansky, M., Furuya, K., Berke, B., & Weisburger, J.H., "Inhibition of
Chemically Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Rats by Short-Term Exposure to
Butylated Hydroxytoluene(BHT): Interrleationships Among BHT Concentration,
Carcinogen Dose, and Diet," Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 72, No. 1,
January 1984, pp. 165-174.
Louis, T.A., Lavori, P.W., Bailar, J.C. III, & Polansky, M., "Crossover and SelfControlled Designs in Clinical Research," New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.
310, January 5, 1984, pp. 24-31.
Lavori, P.W., Louis, T.A., Bailar, J.C. III, & Polansky, M., "Designs for ExperimentsParallel Comparisons of Treatment," New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 309,
November 24, 1983, pp. 1291-1298.
Wynder, E.L., Hall, N.E.L., & Polansky, M., "Epidemiology of Coffee and Pancreatic
Cancer," Cancer Research, Vol. 43, August 1983, pp. 3900-3906.
Branch, L., Jette, A., Evashwick, C., Polansky, M., Rowe, G., & Diehr, P., "Toward
Understanding Elders' Health Service Utilization," Journal of Community Health, Vol.
7, No. 2, Winter 1981, pp. 80-92.
Academic Service
2012 Faculty Senate, IRB
Presentations
2003 Scull, N., Polansky M & Ikabena, P., Tales from the streets: Narratives of
violence and delinquent behavior. Juried paper presented at the conference: Effects of
violence on children, families and communities hosted by The Center for Child and
Family Wellbeing of the Bryn Mawr College of Social Work and Social Research in
Bryn Mawr PA
Litzke, C.H., Polansky M (2004). An attachment based parent enrichment program
with women in residential substance abuse treatment presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Women in Psychology in Philadelphia, PA.
Invited panelist at Conference on Problem Based Learning at Indiana University
School of Public Health, Spring 2000.
International Biometrics Society Meeting, Berkeley, Summer 2000. “The use of
mixture distribution methodology to assess the accuracy of diagnostic tests in
radiology”.