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Debra Clayton-Krasinski, PhD, PT
krasinski
 Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Faculty member since 1995
dck6@columbia.edu
Education
Ph.D., Pathokinesiology, New York University
M.S., Pediatric Physical Therapy, Texas Women's University
Pediatric Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary Fellowship Training Program, National Institute for Child Health and Development, University of Texas Health Science Center, Southwestern Medical School
B.S., Physical Therapy, University of Texas Health Science Center, Southwestern Medical School
Area of Specialization
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Professional Expertise
Rehabilitation of infants, children, and young adults with neuromuscular involvement
Special emphasis on treating children with cerebral palsy, developmental coordination disorders and brain injury
Reliability and validity of pediatric tests and measurements
Serves as the liaison to the New York City Department of Education

Honors and Awards
Robert S. Salant Research Award, NY State Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association
(2-time recipient)
Research Interests
Reliability and validity of pediatric standardized tests and measures designed to detect motor delay in infants and children
Effect of clinical interventions on functional capacity and overall quality of life in children with neuromuscular disease
(Above research is being conducted in collaboration with the Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Morgan Stanly Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian/ Columbia)
Teaching Responsibilities
PT Management of Pediatric Conditions I and II (with Dr. Susan Klepper)
Advanced Topics in Pediatrics (with Dr. Susan Klepper)
Introduction to PT Research (with Dr. Ashwini Rao)

Capstone Project advisement related to her pediatric research
Scholarly Productivity

Recent Publications
Krasinski, D, Toelken, K, Reyes, D, Kimpland, C, Vonnegut, K. Concurrent validity of the motor scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development- Second Edition and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale on a sample of infants with typical and atypical motor performance (in progress).

Belt A, Hertel T, Marks T, Mante J, Rockett V, Wade C, Krasinski, D. (2001). Movement characteristics of persons with Prader-Willi Syndrome rising from supine. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 13:110-121.

Lim H, Marriott D, Potter P, Krasinski D. (2000). Comparison of two methods of training physical therapy students to score the Gross Motor Function Measure. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 13:127-132.

Book Chapters
Krasinski D, Klepper S. (2004). Impaired Neuromuscular Development. In: Cameron, M, ed., Physical Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice. Philadelphia: Elsevier (in press).

Krasinski D, Fieback, LE. (2004). Pediatric Nonprogressive Central Nervous System Disorders. In: Cameron, M, ed., Physical Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice. Philadelphia: Elsevier (in press).

Grant Activity
POSNER Research Award: Assessing outcomes in children with neuromuscular disease. Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, 2005.



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