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Biology & Health: Faculty & Staff

Providing students with an understanding of life principles and processes by facilitating the learning of current and accurate representative areas of biology

Biology and Health

Sister M. Marguerite Polcyn, OSF, Ph.D.

Professional/Academic Rank and Department

Professor, Biology, Health Sciences & Mathematics

Education

  • Ph.D Univeristy of Toledo
  • M.S. University of Notre Dame
  • B.S. University of Detroit

Areas of Expertise

  • Statistics
  • Research Courses
  • Nutrition Science
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Science
  • Consumer Health
  • Survey of Human Diseases
  • Medical Terminology
  • Death, Dying and Bereavement
  • Epidemiology
  • Basic Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Physical Science
  • Mathematics
  • Introductory Therapeutic Recreation
  • Alternative/Complementary Health Practices

Recent presentations

  • Where Is God in My Life, Bethany House, 2008
  • Finding god in Everyday Life, Bethany House, 2008
  • Introduction to the Enneagram, Bethany House, 2008
  • Jail and Prison Ministry, Elderhostel, LC, 2008
  • Nutrition Can Be Delicious, Elderhostel, LC, 2008
  • Jail and Prison Ministry, Compass Club, 2008
  • Memory, Aging, and Sleep, Rosary Care Center, 2006
  • Nutrition: My Pyramid, Rosary Care Center, 2006

Recent publications

  • Dissertation: Investigation of the Utility of the PRECEDE Model in Identifying Factors Associated with patterns of use of Smokeless Tobacco Among Male Adolescents
  • Polcyn, M.M., Price, J.H., Jurs, S.G., & Roberts, S.M. (1991). Utility of the PRECEDE Model in differentiating users and nonusers of smokeless tobacco. Journal of School Health, 61, 166-171.

Recent awards and/or recognition

  • 2006 - Volunteer Service Award, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Toledo
  • 2005 - Faculty Excellence Award

Contact


Sr. Marguerite Polcyn, OSF, Ph.D.
Office: REH 205
419-824-3690
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