Dr. Jane Pendergast

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Biostatistics
ProfessorAppointed: 2005
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Policy & Research, Center for
AffiliateAppointed: 2005
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Effectiveness Research Center (HERCe)
MemberAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Public Health Statistics, Center for
DirectorAppointed: 1999

Mailing Address

C22K GH
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5028
Fax: (319) 384-5018
jane-pendergast@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=jane-pendergast@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Statistics, 1979.
M.S., University of Iowa, Statistics, 1976.
B.A., University of Dayton, Mathematics, 1974.

Expertise and Research Interests

Areas of Research Interest
1. Longitudinal data methods: Analysis of repeated measures, generalized estimating equations, generalized linear mixed models methodology, and clustered binary response models
2. Public health statistics and public health policy

Other Expertise

I have served as author or co-author of the following book chapters:
1. Pendergast, Jane F. Some Approaches to the Analysis of Repeated Measurement Data. Chapter 29 in Nursing Research, pp. 323-338. Blackwell Scientific Publications Inc., Boston, 1989.
2. Pendergast JF, Gange SJ, Lindstrom, MJ. Correlated Binary Data. Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, Eds. P. Armitage and T T. Colton, John Wiley and Sons, 1997.
3. Pendergast JF, Gange SJ, Lindstrom MJ. Correlated Binary Data. Biostatitical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology, Ed: R. C. Elston, John Wiley and Sons, 2002.
4. Littell R, Pendergast J, Natarajan R. Modeling Covariance Structure in the Analysis of Repeated Measures Data. Tutorials in Biostatistics. Ed: RB D'Agostino, Sr, Wiley and Sons, 2004.
5. Pendergast JF, Gange SJ, Lindstrom, MJ. Correlated Binary Data. Encyclopedia of Biostatistics, Ed. P. Armitage and T T colton, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Biometry, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Care Planning Or Policy, Preventive Medicine, Public Health.

Additional Terms:

Biostatistics, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Public Health Statistics.

Memberships

Academy of Health
American Statistical Association
International Biometric Society, Eastern North American Region

Honors and Awards

2008, Priester Award, received for WiseWoman Project
2007, Fellow, University of Iowa CIC Academic Leadership Program
2005, Faculty Service Award, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
2004, Invited Keynote Speaker: 2004 Kenneth C. Schraut Memorial Lecture, Mathematics Department, Dayton University
2000-2001, Faculty Teaching Award, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
1998, Fellow, American Statistical Society
1992, Outstanding Service Award, ASA Council of Chapters, Florida Chapter
1978, Outstanding Statistics Graduate Student Award, University of Iowa
1976, Pi Mu Epsilon, National Mathematics Honor Society
1970-1974, Dean's List four years/Graduated magna cum laude, University of Dayton

Previous Positions

1999-2005, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Biostatistics
1994-1995, NSF Visiting Professorship for Women Awardee, University of Iowa, Statistics and Actuarial Science
1993-1999, Member, Institute for Child Health Policy
1992-1993, Visitor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters and Science, Statistics
1990-1999, Member, University of Florida, Center for Aging
1989-1990, Interim Director, University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Statistics Department, Biostatistics
1988-1999, Member, University of Florida, Center for Criminal Justice
1987-1999, Research Associate Professor, University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Statistics Department, Biostatistics
1982-1992, Statistical Consultant, VA Medical Center, US Veterans Affairs
1982-1992, Member, University of Florida, Center for Health Policy Research
1980-1987, Research Assistant Professor, University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Statistics Department, Biostatistics
1979-1980, Research Associate, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine

Funding Received

  • College of Public Health Quit Line for Pregnant Women Who Smoke: Expansion and Enhancement of the Iowa Tobacco Research Center, $11,000, Sep 1, 2001 to May 1, 2002.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): CanCORS Lung Cancer Care Outcomes/Surveillance Consortium-Iowa, $2,999,442, Sep 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2006.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): A GIS Based Workbench to Interpret Cancer Maps, $905,505, May 1, 2002 to Apr 3, 2005.
  • NIH/NIDDK: Data Center for Economics Special Study Center of the US Renal Data System, $613,352, May 2000 to Mar 2005.
  • IDPH: Tobacco Intervention Programs for Pregnant Women, $473,852, Feb 1, 2001 to Jun 30, 2005.
  • NIH: Moderators of Functional Outcomes in Children with Mild to Severe Hearing Loss (PI: Tomblin), $7,287,756, 2009 to 2012.
  • NIH: Biostatistician, Moderators of Functional Outcomes in Children with Mild to Severe Hearing Loss (Tomblin, PI), $7,287,756, 2008 to 2012.
  • American Physical Therapy Association: Principal Investigator, A Comparison of Direct Access versus Physician-Referred Physical Therapy Episodes, $158,757, 2008 to 2010.
  • American Physical Therapy Association: A Comparison of Direct Access and Physical Therapy Episodes of Care Using Claims Data, $158,757, 2008 to 2010.
  • DHHS: Biostatistician, Personal Health Records and Elder Medication Use Quality (Chrischilles, PI), $282,329, 2007 to 2010.
  • DHHS: Personal Health Records and Elder Medication Use Quality (PI: Chrischilles), $282,329, 2007 to 2010.
  • NIH: Biostatistician, University of Iowa Older Adults CERT (Chrischilles, PI), $543,338, 2006 to 2011.
  • CDC: Pharmaceutical Case Management and Living Well with a Disability, $664,035, 2006 to 2009.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: 2005 Iowa Health Fact Book, $9,025, 2005 to 2006.
  • NIH: Primary Care and Substance Use Services for Rural Youth, $15,000, 2004 to 2006.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: 2003 Iowa Health Fact Book, $15,000, 2003 to 2003.
  • CDC: Smart Start, $65,000 (year 3), 2003 to 2008.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health/Bureau of Health Promotion: PI of subcontract, Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Data and Entry Analysis; WISEWOMAN Enhanced Study Design, Data Entry and Analysis (continued yearly), $277,240, 2001 to .
  • Iowa Department of Public Health/Bureau of Health Promotion: WISEWOMAN, $450,698, 2000 to 2007.

Publications

  • Zhao Y, Brooks JM, Flanigan MJ, Chrischilles EA, Pendergast JF, Hunsicker LG (Dec 2008) Physician access and early nephrology care in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease., Kidney international, 74 (12), 1596-602 Abstract
  • Oleson JJ, Breheny PJ, Pendergast JF, Ryan S, Litchfield R (2008) Impact of travel distance on WISEWOMAN Intervention attendance for a rural population., Preventive medicine, 47 (5), 565-9 Abstract
  • Morriss FH, Abramowitz PW, Nelson SP, Milavetz G, Michael SL, Gordon SN, Pendergast JF, Cook EF (Sep 2008) Effectiveness of a Barcode Medication Administration System in Reducing Preventable Adverse Drug Events in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study., The Journal of pediatrics Abstract
  • Gatewood JG, Litchfield RE, Ryan SJ, Geadelmann JD, Pendergast JF, Ullom KK (May-June 2008) Perceived barriers to community-based health promotion program participation, American Journal Health Behavior, 32 (3), 260-72
  • Xi X, Pendergast J, Clarke W (2008) Increasing the power: A practical approach to goodness-of-fit test for logistic regression models with continuous predictors, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 52 (5), 2703-2713
  • Brooks JM, Irwin CP, Hunsicker LG, Ianigan MJ, Chrischilles EA, Pengergast JF (2006) Brooks JM, clin hospital pharmacy; Irwin CP; Hunsicker LG, internal medicine; Ianigan MJ; Chrischilles EA, epidemiology; Pendergast JF, biostatistics: an article, "Effect of dialysis center profit-status on patient survival: A comparison of risk-adjustmen, Health Services Research, 41 (6), 2267-89
  • Ward MM, Diekema DJ, Yankey JW, Vaughn TE, BootsMiller BJ, Pendergast JF, Doebbeling BN, Implementation of Strategies to Prevent and Control the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Microorganisms in US Hospitals, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 26(1), 21-30, Jan 2005
  • Vander Wel ME, Litchfield RE, Ryan SJ, Myers-Geadelmann JD, Pendergast JF, Ullom KK (2005) Qualitative Evaluation Provides Context to Quantitative Evaluation of a Nutrition Intervention, Topics in Clinical Nutritioin, 20 (4), 357-65
  • Ward MM, Yankey JW, Vaughn TE, BootsMiller BJ, Flach SD, Welke KF, Pendergast JF, Perlin J, Doebbeling BN, Physician process and patient outcome measures for diabetes care: relationships to organizational characteristics, Medical Care, 42(9), 840-50, September 2004 Abstract
  • Davila JA, Brooks JM, Pendergast JF, Chrischilles EA, The effect of physician characteristics and their practice environment on surgical referral patterns for early-stage breast cancer in Iowa, American Journal of Medical Quality, 19(6), 266-73, 2004
  • Dowd NE, Nunn KB, Pendergast JF, Diversity matters: Race, gender and ethnicity in legal education, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, 15(1), Autumn 2003
  • Dougherty MC, Dwyer JW, Pendergast JF, Boyington AR, Tomlinson BU, Coward RT, Duncan RP, Vogel B, Rooks LG, A randomized trial of behavioral management for continence with older rural women, Research in Nursing & Health, 25(1), 3-13, February 2002 Abstract
  • Nau DP, Ried LD, Lipowski EE, Kimberlin C, Pendergast J, A perceived value model for explaining patients’ intentions to continue use of pharmaceutical care services, Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management, 14(1), 63-80, 2001
  • Littell RC, Pendergast J, Natarajan R, Modelling covariance structure in the analysis of repeated measures data, Statistics in Medicine, 19(13), 1793-819, July 2000 Abstract
  • Young MS, Triggs WJ, Pendergast JF, Heilman KM, The effects of selective response preparation on corticospinal excitability, Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior, 36(1), 19-29, February 2000 Abstract
  • Nau DP, Ried LD, Lipowski EE, Kimberlin C, Pendergast J, Spivey-Miller S, Patients' perceptions of the benefits of pharmaceutical care, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (washington,d.c. : 1996), 40(1), 36-40, 2000 Abstract
  • Powell SB, Newman HA, Pendergast JF, Lewis MH, A rodent model of spontaneous stereotypy: initial characterization of developmental, environmental, and neurobiological factors, Physiology & Behavior, 66(2), 355-63, April 1999 Abstract
  • Tomlinson BU, Dougherty MC, Pendergast JF, Boyington AR, Coffman MA, Pickens SM, Dietary caffeine, fluid intake and urinary incontinence in older rural women, International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, 10(1), 22-8, 1999 Abstract
  • Kimberlin CL, Pendergast JF, Berardo DH, McKenzie LC, Issues related to using a short-form of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, Psychological Reports, 83(2), 411-21, October 1998 Abstract
  • Dougherty MC, Dwyer JW, Pendergast JF, Tomlinson BU, Boyington AR, Vogel WB, Duncan RP, Coward RT, Cox CL, Community-based nursing: continence care for older rural women, Nursing Outlook, 46(5), 233-44, 1998 Abstract
  • Shenkman E, Pendergast J, Wegener DH, Hartzel T, Naff R, Freedman S, Bucciarelli R, Children's health care use in the Healthy Kids Program, Pediatrics, 100(6), 947-53, December 1997 Abstract
  • Sherman J, Pendergast J, Shenkman E., Asthma severity index based on computer data tapes, American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, 155, A285, 1997
  • Shenkman E, Pendergast J, Reiss J, Walther E, Bucciarelli R, Freedman S, The School Enrollment-Based Health Insurance program: socioeconomic factors in enrollees' use of health services, American Journal of Public Health, 86(12), 1791-3, December 1996 Abstract
  • Pendergast JF, Gange SJ, Newton, MA, Lindstrom MJ, Palta M, Fisher MR, A survey of methods for analyzing clustered binary response data, International Statistical Review, 64(1), 1-30, 1996
  • Pendergast JF, Kimberlin CL, Berardo DH, McKenzie LC, Role orientation and community pharmacists' participation in a project to improve patient care, Social Science & Medicine (1982), 40(4), 557-65, February 1995 Abstract
  • Pendergast JF, Broffitt JD, Robust estimation in growth curve models, Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, 14(8), 1919-40, 1995
  • McKenzie LC, Kimberlin CL, Pendergast JF, Berardo DH, Potential drug-drug interactions in a high risk ambulatory elderly population, Journal of Geriatric Drug Therapy, 8(3), 49-64, 1994
  • Kimberlin CL, Berardo DH, Pendergast JF, McKenzie LC, Effects of an education program for community pharmacists on detecting drug-related problems in elderly patients, Medical Care, 31(5), 451-68, May 1993 Abstract
  • Kimberlin CL, Berardo DH, Pendergast JF, McKenzie LC, Community pharmacist's influence on drug therapy decisions for elderly patients, Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 12, 126-49, 1993
  • Berardo DH, Kimberlin CL, Pendergast JF, McKenzie LC, Community pharmacists' reports on drug related interventions for elderly patients, Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 31(5), 451-68, 1993
  • Hanson RR, Nixon AJ, Gronwall R, Meyer D, Pendergast J, Evaluation of peritoneal fluid following intestinal resection and anastomosis in horses, American Journal of Veterinary Research, 53(2), 216-21, February 1992 Abstract
  • Hanson RR, Nixon AJ, Calderwood-Mays M, Gronwall R, Pendergast JF, Comparison of staple and suture techniques for end-to-end anastomosis of the small colon in horses, American Journal of Veterinary Research, 49(9), 1621-8, September 1988 Abstract
  • Pendergast JF, Vogel WB, A multistage model of hospital bed requirements, Health Services Research, 23(3), 381-99, August 1988 Abstract
  • Henry B, O'Donnell JF, Pendergast JF, Moody LE, Hutchinson SA, Nursing administration research in hospitals and schools of nursing, The Journal of Nursing Administration, 18(2), 28-31, February 1988 Abstract
  • Randall M, Kilpatrick KE, Pendergast JF, Jones KR, Vogel WB, Differences in patient characteristics between Veterans Administration and community hospitals. Implications for VA planning, Medical Care, 25(11), 1099-104, November 1987 Abstract
  • Henry B, Moody LE, Pendergast JF, O'Donnell J, Hutchinson SA, Scully G, Delineation of nursing administration research priorities, Nursing Research, 36(5), 309-14, 1987 Abstract
  • Abrams RM, Hutchison AA, Gerhardt KJ, Evans SL, Pendergast J, Local cerebral glucose utilization in fetal sheep exposed to noise, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 157(2), 456-60, August 1987 Abstract
  • Lefebvre LW, Pendergast JF, Decker DG, Tetracyclines as fluorescent bone markers in cotton and roof rats, Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials, ASTM SpecTechPub(5th Volume), 134-8, 1987
  • Kitchens CS, Pendergast JF, Human thrombocytopenia is associated with structural abnormalities of the endothelium that are ameliorated by glucocorticosteroid administration, Blood, 67(1), 203-6, January 1986 Abstract
  • Agresti A, Pendergast J, Comparing mean ranks for repeated measures data, Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, 15(5), 1417-34, 1986
  • Adland-Davenport P, McKenzie MW, Notelovitz M, McKenzie LC, Pendergast JF, Thiazide diuretics and bone mineral content in postmenopausal women, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 152(6 Pt 1), 630-4, July 1985 Abstract
  • McKenzie L, Bachtell S, Tesar R, Colbert C, Pendergast J, Notelovitz M, Comparison of single photon absorptiometry of the phalanges, Maturitas, 6, 1984
  • Caton D, Pendergast JF, Bazer FW, Uterine blood flow: periodic fluctuations of its rate during pregnancy, The American Journal of Physiology, 245(6), R850-2, December 1983 Abstract
  • Silverstein JH, Rosenbloom AL, Clarke DW, Spillar R, Pendergast JF, Accuracy of two systems for blood glucose monitoring without a meter (Chemstrip/Visidex), Diabetes Care, 6(6), 533-5, 1983 Abstract
  • Pendergast J, Lachenbruch PA, Isacson P, Comparability of cancer patients and hospitals from the Iowa Tumor Registry, Proceedings of the 14th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Volume II, Section 1, Western Periodicals, 1981

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