Norman
A. Constantine, Ph.D.
School of Public
Health, University of California, Berkeley
Center for
Research on Adolescent Health and Development, Public Health Institute
925-284-8118 · fax 925-284-8107 · nconstantine@berkeley.edu · http://crahd.phi.org
Education
|
1986-87 1984 1975 1973 |
Post-doctoral study in Cognitive Psychology, Stanford University Ph.D., Educational Psychology: Measurement and Research Methodology (Computer and Information Sciences minor), University of Oregon M.A., Educational Psychology, Arizona State University B.A., Psychology, Rutgers University |
ACADEMIC
APPOINTMENTS
2004- Clinical Professor, Community Health and
Human Development (2006 - )
Lecturer, Community Health and Human Development (2005 - 2006)
Lecturer, Epidemiology (2004 - 2005)
UC Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA
1987- Lecturer in Pediatrics
1991 Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
1982- Graduate Teaching Fellow
1983 University of Oregon, Department of Educational Psychology, Eugene, OR
1974- Graduate
Research/Teaching Assistant
1975 Arizona State University, Department of Educational Psychology, Tempe, AZ
Professional Experience
2001- Senior
Scientist and Program Director, Center for Research on Adolescent Health
and Development, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
·
Principal Investigator, California Adolescent Sexual Health Policy Project
(William and Flora Hewlett Foundation;
2008-2010)
·
Principal Investigator, No Time for Complacency Policy Advocacy Initiative
(The California Wellness Foundation;
2002-2010)
·
Principal Investigator, Evidence-Use in
the Sex Education Debates Study
(W. T. Grant Foundation; 2006-2009)
·
Principal Investigator, California Foster
Youth Sexual Health Needs Assessment
(Walter S. Johnson Foundation; 2008)
· Co-Principal Investigator, Philanthropy and Evaluation
Project
(David and Lucile Packard Foundation;
2002-2004)
·
Principal Investigator, Smoking Cessation and Relapse
Among Pregnant and
Postpartum Adolescents (Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation; 2001-2003)
·
Principal Evaluator, Sacramento County
AIDS Prevention Evaluation (2001-2003)
· Principal Evaluator, California Foster Youth Connections Evaluation (2002-2004)
2002- Senior Methodologist, Center for Community Wellness
2006 UC Berkeley, School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA
1997- Director, School and Community Health Research Group
2001 WestEd, Oakland, CA
·
Project
Director, CA HIV/STD Prevention Education Evaluation Support Network
· Principal Evaluator, Positively Speaking HIV Prevention Program Evaluation
· Founding Co-Director, California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)
· Development Director, CHKS Resilience, Sexual Behavior, and Tobacco Modules
· Principal Evaluator, CSAP Violence Prevention Study Site, Mendocino County
· Principal Evaluator, CA Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program Evaluations
· Principal Investigator, Youth-Driven Tobacco Policy Change Pilot Study
1994- Independent Evaluation Consultant
1997 Lafayette, CA
·
Siskiyou
County Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Program
·
National
Native American AIDS Prevention Center
·
SRI
International’s California Healthy Start Evaluation
·
Walter
R. McDonald & Associates
·
California
Interagency Data Collaboration (Project
Director)
1990- Project and Program Director
1994 Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA
· Founding Program Director, Assessment Services Program
· Project Director, California Interagency Data Collaboration
· Project Director, Santa Clara County Student Drug, Tobacco, Alcohol Use Survey
· Project Director, Siskiyou County Teen Pregnancy/Parenting Program Evaluation
1984- Co-Investigator, and Director of Data Analysis Systems Division
1990 Infant Health and Development Program, National Study Office,
Stanford University Center for the Study of Families, Children, and Youth
1983- Coordinator, Statewide Testing Services Program
1984 Lane Education Service District, Eugene, OR
1981- Coordinator, Research Computing Support
Services
1983 University of Oregon College of Education, Eugene, OR
1980- Doctoral Intern, Title I Evaluation Technical Assistance Center
1981 Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR
1976- Certified Psychological Associate, Early Adolescent Program
1977 Devereux Foundation Residential Treatment Center, Victoria, TX
1975- Mental
Health Therapist, Children and Adolescents Program
1976 Woodland Mental Health Center, Portland, OR
Publications
Books, book chapters, encyclopedia articles
Constantine,
N.A. (2008). The peer review process. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology:
Vol. 1 (pp. 794-796).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.
Constantine,
N.A. (2008). Publication bias. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology:
Vol. 1 (pp. 853-854).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.
Constantine,
N.A. (2008). Simpson’s paradox. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Epidemiology:
Vol. 1 (pp. 973-974).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.
Braverman, M.T., Constantine, N.A
& Slater, J.K. (Eds.). (2004). Foundations and evaluation: Contexts and
practices for effective philanthropy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
[reviewed by Hendricks, M (2005). American
Journal of Evaluation, 26(3), 402-404; and Oromaner, M (2005). Foundation
News and Commentary, 46(4)].
Constantine,
N.A & Braverman, M.T. (2004). Appraising evidence on program effectiveness.
In M.T. Braverman, N.A. Constantine, & J.K. Slater (Eds.), Foundations and evaluation: Contexts and
practices for effective philanthropy.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Slater,
J.K., Constantine, N.A, & Braverman, M.T. (2004). Putting evaluation to
work for foundations. In M.T. Braverman, N.A. Constantine, & J.K. Slater
(Eds.), Foundations and evaluation:
Contexts and practices for effective philanthropy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Constantine,
N. A., Constantine, W. L., & Wrona, M. R. (1997). Data management systems. In R. T. Gross, D.
Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), Helping
low birth weight, premature babies: The Infant Health and Development Program.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Constantine,
W. L., Haynes, C., Spiker, D., & Constantine, N. A. (1997). Recruitment and retention. In R. T.
Gross, D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), Helping
low birth weight, premature babies: The Infant Health and Development Program.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Scott,
D. T., Spiker, D., Kraemer, H. C., Bauer, C., Bryant, D., Constantine, N. A.,
& Tyson, J. E. (1997) Possible
confounding factors concerning primary child outcome measures. In R. T. Gross,
D. Spiker, & C. Haynes (Eds.), Helping
low birth weight, premature babies: The Infant Health and Development Program.
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
LeTendre, D., Spiker, D., & Constantine,
N. A. (1992). Establishing a ceiling on the Bayley Scales
of Infant Development at 24 months. In
L. Lipsitt and C. K. Rovee‑Collier (Eds.), Advances in infancy research: Vol. 7 (pp. 187-198). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
Refereed journals and proceedings
Constantine,
N. A., Slater, J. K., & Carroll, J. (2007). Motivational aspects of community support for comprehensive
school-based sexuality education. Sex
Education, 7, 421-439.
Jerman, P., Constantine, N. A. & Nevarez, C. R.
(2007). Sexually transmitted infections among
California youth: Estimated incidence and cost, 2005. California Journal of
Health Promotion, 5, 80-91.
Constantine,
N. A. (2007). Book review of [When sex goes to school: Warring views on sex
and sex education since the sixties.] Sex Education, 7, 441-445.
Neuhauser,
L., Constantine, W. L., Constantine, N. A., Sokal-Gutierrez, K., Obarski, S.
K., Clayton, L., Desai, M., Sumner, J., & Syme, S. L. (2007). Promoting prenatal and early childhood health: Evaluation
of a statewide materials-based intervention for parents. American Journal of
Public Health, 97(10).
Constantine, N. A. & Jerman, P. (2007). Acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccination among Californian parents of daughters: A representative statewide analysis. [condensed]. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 62(6):377-379.
Constantine, N.
A. & Jerman, P. (2007). Acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccination by
Californian parents of daughters: A representative statewide analysis. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 40(2), 108-115.
Zimet, G. D., Maehr, J., Constantine, N. A., &
English, A. (2007). Society for Adolescent
Medicine position statement on
school-entry vaccination mandates. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42(3),
310-311.
Constantine,
N. A., Nevarez, C. R., Miller, M., & Hamilton, P. (2006). A statewide
policy advocacy intervention in California: The No Time For Complacency
initiative. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 4(3),10-22.
Constantine,
N. A. (2004).
Changes in sexual behaviors among high school students. [letter]. Journal
of Adolescent Health, 35(6),430-31.
Constantine,
N. A. & Moskowitz, J. M. (2004). California adolescents’ use of family planning services
[letter]. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 36(6),288-289.
Constantine,
N. A. (1999). Book review of [Evaluating
HIV prevention interventions.] American
Journal of Evaluation, 20(1), 141–143.
Constantine,
N. A., Aronson, J., & Wilber, S.
(1997). Data standards and integrated data systems: Lessons from the
California Interagency Data Collaboration. CD-ROM
proceedings of the Evolving Roles for Health Data Conference. Washington,
DC: National Center for Health Statistics.
Constantine,
N. A. (1996). Book review of [Implementing early intervention: From
research to effective practice]. Journal
of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 17(4), 280-281.
Constantine,
W. L., Haynes, C., Spiker, D., & Constantine, N. A. (1993).
Recruitment and retention in a multisite clinical trial for low birth
weight infants. Journal of Developmental
and Behavioral Pediatrics, 14(1), 1-7.
Spiker,
D., Kraemer, H. C., Constantine, N. A., & Bryant, D. (1992).
Reliability and validity of behavior problem checklists as measures of
stable traits in low birth weight preschool children. Child Development, 63(6), 1481-1496.
Wrona,
M. R., Constantine, N. A, & Branagh, M.
(1991). Design considerations
for optimizing file processing in integrated SAS/dBase data management and
analysis systems. Proceedings of the SAS Users Group
International Annual Conference, 16, 323-326.
Infant
Health and Development Program: Gross, R. T., Spiker, D., Constantine, N. A.,
Kreitman, W. L., Haynes, C. W., Ramey, C. T., et al. (1990). Enhancing the outcomes of low birth weight,
premature infants: A multisite,
randomized trial. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 263(22), 3035-3042
Constantine,
N. A. & Shing, M. S. (1988). PIGCOR: A SAS macro program for computing
pooled intragroup correlation coefficients and testing for group
homogeneity. Applied Psychological Measurement, 12 (2), 214.
Constantine,
N. A., Kraemer, H. C., Kendall‑Tackett, K. A., Bennett, F. C., Tyson, J.
E., & Gross, R. T. (1987). Use of physical and neurologic observations
in assessment of gestational age in low birth weight infants. Journal
of Pediatrics, 110(6), 921‑928.
Constantine,
N. A., Shing, M. S., & Pechler, H.
(1987). Receipt control and
assessment monitoring systems for a multisite clinical trial. Proceedings of
the SAS Users Group International
Annual Conference, 12, 669‑673.
In preparation or under review
Sahin-Hodoglugil,
N. N. & Constantine, N. A. (2008). Predictors
of condom use in Zimbabwe based on women’s data from the 2005/06 Demographic and
Health Survey. (under
review).
Jerman, P. & Constantine, N. A. (2008). Parents’ communication with their children and adolescents about sex and sexuality. (in preparation).
Constantine,
N. A., Slater, J. K., & Carroll, J.
(2008). Processes and experiences of smoking
cessation and relapse among pregnant and postpartum adolescents. (in preparation).
Test reviews
Constantine,
N. A. (1995). Test review of [Infant/Toddler Environmental Rating Scale.] In J. J. Kramer &
J. C. Conoley, (Eds.) 12th mental
measurements yearbook (pp. 483-485). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental
Measurements.
Constantine, N. A. (1992).
Test review of [Walker‑McConnel
Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment.] In J. J. Kramer and J. C. Conoley, (Eds.) 11th mental measurements yearbook (pp.
1007-1008). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Constantine, N. A. (1992).
Test review of [Chicago Early
Assessment and Remediation Laboratory.] In J. J. Kramer and J. C. Conoley,
(Eds.) 11th mental measurements yearbook (pp. 157-158). Lincoln, NE:
Buros Institute.
Periodicals
Constantine,
N. A. (2007, March 30). Peer review falls short with
tobacco-funded research [letter]. Los Angeles Times.
Constantine,
N. A. (2005, July 10). What’s wrong with abstinence? [op ed, front page of
second section]. Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Constantine,
N. A. & Benard, B. (2000, November). Dirty campaign? [letter]. Youth Today, p. 5.
Constantine,
N. A. & Simpson, C. (2000, February). National 4-H smokescreen. [letter]. Youth Today, p. 4.
Research and policy reports
Constantine,
N. A., Nevarez, C. R., & Jerman, P. (2008). No time for complacency:
Teen births in California. (Spring 2008 Update) Oakland, CA: Public Health
Institute. [http://teenbirths.phi.org/]
Constantine,
N. A. & Nevarez, C. R. (2006). No time for complacency: Teen births in
California. (Spring 2006 Update) Oakland, CA: Public Health Institute.
[http://teenbirths.phi.org/]
Constantine,
N. A. (2004). School health indicators for California communities.
Oakland, CA: Partnership for the Public’s Health.
[http://crahd.phi.org/papers/SH_indicators.pdf]
First
5 California Kit for New Parents Research Group.(2004). Final results for
the Kit for New Parents evaluation. Berkeley, CA: Center for Community
Wellness. [www.ccfc.ca.gov/kit.htm]
Constantine,
N. A. & Nevarez, C. R. (2003). No time for complacency: Teen births in
California. Berkeley, CA: Public Health Institute.
[http://teenbirths.phi.org/]
Slater,
J. K. & Constantine, N. A. (2002). A multi-site implementation
evaluation of the Sacramento County HIV/AIDS education and prevention program.
Berkeley, CA: Public Health Institute.
[http://crahd.phi.org/papers/SCFinalReport.PDF]
Constantine,
N. A. & Benard, B. (2001). California Healthy Kids Resilience Assessment
technical report. Berkeley, CA: PHI.
[http://crahd.phi.org/projects/hkratech.pdf]
Curry,
K. & Constantine, N. A. (1999). Implementation of a peer mediation
program in six Mendocino County elementary and middle schools: A comprehensive
qualitative evaluation. [http://crahd.phi.org/papers/conflictmanagers.pdf]
Constantine,
N. A., Aronson, J., Wilber, S. (1994). Standards
for data exchange and case management information systems in support of
comprehensive integrated school-linked services. San Francisco: Far West
Laboratory. (ERIC database number ED 372748).
Constantine, N. A., Wrona, M. R.,
& Sanborn, J. (1991). Santa Clara County survey of drug, alcohol,
and tobacco use among students in grades 5, 7, 9, and 11. San Francisco:
Far West Laboratory. (ERIC database number ED 339962).
SELECTED
Presentations
Sugimoto,
B. K., Auerswald, C. Constantine, N. A.
(2008, October). Potential
influence of HIV vaccine understanding on MSM risk reduction decisions.
Poster to be presented at the 136th Annual American Public Health
Association Conference, San Diego, CA.
Sahin-Hodoglugil,
N. & Constantine, N. A. (2008, August). Predictors
of condom use in Zimbabwe based on women's data from the 2005/2006 Demographic
and Health Survey. XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.
Constantine, N. A. (2008, May). Teen
births in California: 2008 biennial update. Invited workshop presented
at the
California Wellness Foundation Annual Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference, San
Francisco, CA. (with Dawn Wilcox).
Constantine, N. A., Jerman, P, & Huang, A. X. (2007, November). Evidence-b(i)ased
policy arguments: A theoretical framework from the sex education debates. Paper presented
at the 29th Annual Association for Public
Policy Analysis and Management Research Conference. Washington, DC.
Constantine, N. A. (2007, September). Parent
ideology, moral values, and opinions and beliefs on sex education. Headline presentation to the Planned
Parenthood Shasta-Diablo Community Forum on Sex Education. Lafayette, CA. (with
Kristin Luker).
Constantine, N. A.
(2007, April). Parent ideology, moral values, and opinions and
beliefs on sex education. Paper presented at The Future of Sexuality
Research:
Methodological
to Social Policy Innovations. Bloomingdale, IN: The Kinsey Institute for
Research on Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
Constantine, N. A.
(2007, January). How do public health policy influentials use and appraise research evidence: A
conceptual framework from the sex education debates. Paper presented at the 45th
Annual Bayesian Research Conference, Fullerton, CA.
Constantine, N. A. & Jerman, P. (2006, April). Policy research and
advocacy: The Adolescent Sexual Health Policy Project. Invited workshop
presented at the California Department of Health Services Teen Pregnancy
Prevention Annual Meeting, Burlingame, CA.
Constantine, N. A. (2003, November). Who are we to advocate? Opening keynote address presented to the California Alliance
Concerned with School-Aged Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention annual
conference. Sacramento, CA.
Constantine, N. A. (2003, November). Do virginity
pledges cause virginity? Making sense of program effectiveness claims. Invited
workshop presented at the California Alliance Concerned with School-Aged
Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention annual conference. Sacramento, CA.
Desai,
M., Neuhauser, L., Syme, S.L., Constantine, W.L., Sokal-Gutierrez, K, Obarski,
S., Constantine, N.A., & Clayton, L. (2003, November). First 5
California Kit for New Parents: Short-term and long-term outcomes. Paper
presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. San Francisco, CA.
Constantine, N. A., Slater, J.K., & Carroll, J.
(2002, November). Smoking cessation and relapse among pregnant and
postpartum adolescents: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the National
Conference on Tobacco or Health. San Francisco, CA.
Neuhauser,
L., Constantine, W.L., Sokal-Gutierrez, K, Obarski, S., Desai, M., Clayton, L.,
& Constantine, N.A. (2002, November). Short term effects of the Kit for
New Parents. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association
annual meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
Constantine,
N.A. (2002, November). Philanthropy
and evaluation: enhancing effective use. Think tank session chaired at the
American Evaluation Association annual conference, Washington, DC. [with Marc
Braverman, Jana Kay Slater, & Melvin Mark].
Constantine,
N. A. (2002, January). Promoting healthy
adolescent sexual behavior: A youth development perspective. Invited
workshop presented at the Healthy Schools, Healthy People VIII Health Framework
Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Constantine, N. A. & Wiley, J. (2001, July). Local evaluation of the Salinas Safe Schools/Healthy Students
initiative. Presentation to the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Sentinel Site
National Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
Constantine,
N. A. & Dietsch, B. (2001, April). What can we learn from student health risk
and resilience survey data? Presentation at the California Public
Health Association annual conference, Oakland, CA.
Constantine,
N. A. & Huh-Kim, J. (2000, July). Effectiveness
of a small group anger-management counseling intervention for rural elementary
and middle school students. Paper presented at the Evaluation for Practice
International Conference, Huddersfield, UK.
Constantine,
N. A (2000, July). Evaluations of
behavioral change programs for youth. Paper session chaired at the
Evaluation for Practice International Conference, Huddersfield, UK.
Constantine,
N. A. & Huh-Kim, J. (2000, April). Factors
associated with aggressive behavior of rural middle school students. Poster
presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence annual conference,
Chicago.
Constantine,
N. A. & Huh-Kim, J. (1999, December).
Evaluation can be your friend! Workshop
presented at the California STD Prevention County Coordinators Meeting.
Burbank, CA.
Constantine,
N. A., Benard, B., & Diaz M.D. (1999, June). A new survey instrument for measuring protective factors and
resilience traits in youth: The Healthy Kids Resilience Assessment. Paper
presented at the 1999 Society for
Prevention Research National Conference, New Orleans.
Curry,
K. & Constantine, N. A. (1999, April) Implementation
of a peer mediation program in six rural middle schools: A comprehensive
qualitative evaluation. Paper presented at the 1999 American Educational
Research Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Constantine,
N. A. & Curry, K. (1998, November). Collaborative
development of a theory-based assessment instrument for a school-linked
violence prevention evaluation. Paper presented at the 1998 American
Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Chicago.
Constantine,
N. A. (1998, November). Using the
California Healthy Kids Survey to assess risky sexual behaviors and protective
factors. Workshop presented at the 26th Annual Conference of the
California Alliance Concerned with School Aged Parents, Santa Clara, CA.
Constantine,
N. A. & Curry, K. (1998, October). Assessing
risky sexual behavior and protective factors for adolescents in schools. Workshop
presented at the Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Adolescent Health and
Sexuality National Conference, Tucson, AZ.
Constantine,
N. A. & Cagampang, H. H. (1998, October). Creating locally relevant
participatory evaluation from the bottom up as part of a top down multi-site
study. Paper presented at the European Evaluation Society International
Conference on Evaluation, Rome, Italy.
Constantine,
N. A. & Cagampang, H. H. (1998, August).
Improving local evaluation utility within multi-site risk behavior prevention
programs. Paper presented at the 106th Annual Conference of the
American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Constantine,
N. A., Slater, J. K., & Binson, D. (1998, August). Issues in collecting sexual behavior data from adolescents in schools. Paper
presented at the 24th International Congress of Applied Psychology,
San Francisco, CA.
Constantine, N. A. & Slater, J.K. (1997, November). Collecting sexual behavior data from adolescents in schools: challenges
and strategies. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association
Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
Constantine, N. A. & Curry,
K. (1998, August). Preliminary results
from a theory-based collaborative violence prevention evaluation: integrating
qualitative and quantitative findings. Presentation
to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Violence Prevention Demonstration
Projects Grantees National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Constantine, N. A. (1998,
January). Using the California Healthy
Kids Survey to measure Title IV performance indicators. Presentation to the
Statewide Meeting of County Offices of Education Safe and Drug Free Schools and
Communities Coordinators. Sacramento, CA.
Constantine, N. A. & Curry,
K. (1997, November). The local site
perspective in statewide teen pregnancy prevention program evaluations. Paper
presented at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, San Diego,
CA.
Constantine, N. A. (1997, November). Integrating and supporting the collection of youth risk behavior data. Panel session at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conferenc