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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 - )

o   Core Faculty, Doctor of Public Health Program (2005 - )

o   Core Faculty, Health and Medical Sciences Program (2007 - 2009)

o   Faculty Affiliate, Center for Child and Youth Policy (2009 - )

            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

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 Adolescent Sexual Health Policy                                                                      

        Advocacy Initiative (The California Wellness Foundation; 2002-2010)

·        Principal Investigator, Los Angeles Sexuality Education Initiative: School-Based    

        Cluster Randomized Trial (Planned Parenthood LA, 2008-2011)

·        Principal Investigator, California Foster Youth Sexual Health Needs Assessment

        (Walter S. Johnson Foundation; 2008-2009)

·        Principal Investigator, Evidence-Use in the Sex Education Debates Study

        (W. T. Grant Foundation; 2006-2009)

·        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-   Consulting  Methodologist, Center for Community Wellness (now Health Research for

2006    Action) 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, Mendocino County Site

·        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

 

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. (forthcoming). How effective are interventions for adolescents? Research methods in adolescent health psychology. In O’Donohue, W., Benuto, L., & Woodward, L. (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent health psychology. New York: Springer Publishers.

Constantine, N. A. & Goldfarb, E.S. (forthcoming). Sexuality education. In B.B. Brown & M. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence. New York: Academic Press.

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.              

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. R., Bryant, D. M., Constantine, N. A., & Tyson, J.E. (1997). Possible confounding issues concerning the primary child outcomes. 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.

Journals and proceedings

 

Jerman, P. & Constantine, N. A. (in press). Demographic and psychological predictors of parent- adolescent  communication about sex: A representative statewide analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 

 

Constantine, N. A. (2008). Converging evidence leaves policy behind: Effectiveness of and support for school-based sex education programs. [editorial]. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42, 324-326.

 

Zimet, G. D., Maehr, J., Constantine, N. A. , & English, A. (2008). Society for Adolescent Medicine position statement on school-entry vaccination mandates. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42(3), 310-311.

Constantine, N. A. , Jerman, P., & Huang, A. X. (2007). California parents' preferences and beliefs regarding school-based sex education policy. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 39, 167-175.

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. & 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.

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):1813-1819.

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. , 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., Benard, B., & Austin, G. (2001). The California Healthy Kids Resilience Assessment: Results from a statewide field test [abstract]. Journal of Adolescent Health, 28(2),122.

 

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.

Under review or in preparation

Scher, S., Linn, J. & Constantine, N. A. (2009). Motivated translation of ambiguous scientific research findings: A case study from the sex education debates. (working draft).

Sahin-Hodoglugil, N. N. & Constantine, N. A. (2009). Predictors of condom use in Zimbabwe based on women’s data from the 2005/06 Demographic and Health Survey. (working draft).

Constantine, N. A. & Huang, A.X. (in preparation). Evidence-b(i)ased policy deliberation: A motivated reasoning framework.

Constantine, N. A. , Jerman, P. & Huang, A.X. (in preparation). Motivated use of research evidence by journalists and advocates in the sex education debates.

Constantine, N. A. , Jerman, P. & Huang, A.X. (in preparation). Differential use of information sources by journalists and advocates in debates over sex education legislation and policy.

Constantine, N. A. , Slater, J. K., & Carroll, J. (in preparation). Processes and experiences of smoking cessation and relapse among pregnant and postpartum adolescents.

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. (2009, December 11). Why Free to Be curriculum violates the state Education Code [op ed]. Santa Rosa Press Democrat

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., Jerman, P., & Nevarez, C. R. (2010). No time for complacency: Teen births in California. (Spring 2010 Update) Oakland, CA: Public Health Institute. [http://teenbirths.phi.org/]

Constantine, W.L., Jerman, P. & Constantine, N. A. (2009). Sex education and reproductive health needs of foster and transitioning youth in three California counties. Oakland, CA: Public Health Institute. [http://teenbirths.phi.org/]

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

Constantine, N. A. & Nevarez, C.R. (2010, May). Teen births and sex education in California: Is it time to celebrate yet? Invited workshop to be presented at the California Wellness Foundation Annual Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Scher, S., Linn, J. & Constantine, N. A. (2009, August). Motivated translation of ambiguous scientific research findings: A case study from the sex education debates. Paper presented at the  International Conference on Science in Society, Cambridge, UK.

Sugimoto, B. K., Auerswald, C. Constantine, N. A.  (2008, October). Potential influence of HIV vaccine understanding on MSM risk reduction decisions. Poster 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).

Jerman, P. & Constantine, N. A.  (2007, July). Estimated incidence and cost of sexually transmitted infections among California youth in 2005. Poster presented at the 17th meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research, Seattle, WA.

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 Conference, San Diego, CA. [with Jana Kay Slater, Mark Duerr, Greg Wolfe, & Rodney Skager].

Constantine, N. A. (1995, October). Standards for multi-disciplinary case management information systems and data exchange. Workshop presented at the Healthy Start Staying Power Conference, Costa Mesa, CA.

Constantine, N. A. (1993, May). Development of interagency data standards in support of case management and program evaluation. Workshop presented at the Healthy Start Coordinators Technical Assistance Conference, Lake Arrowhead, CA.

Wrona, M., Sanborn, J., & Constantine, N. A. (1992, April). Identifying invalid responses and response patterns in student drug and alcohol surveys. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco.

Constantine, N. A. (1992, November). Development and analysis of indicators of success for teen pregnancy and parent education programs. Panel discussion at the California Educational Research Association annual meeting, Burlingame, CA. (With Wendy Constantine, Julie Aronson, & Janet Bruce).

Constantine, N. A. & Spiker, D. K. (1992, November). Reliability and validity considerations in using behavior checklists for assessing school readiness. Paper presented at the California Educational Research Association annual meeting, Burlingame, CA.

Wrona, M., Sanborn, J., & Constantine, N. A. (1992, April). Identifying invalid responses and response patterns in student drug and alcohol surveys. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Francisco.

Constantine, N. A. (1991, November). Drug, alcohol, and tobacco research and evaluation studies. Paper session chaired at the California Educational Research Association annual meeting, San Diego.

Media Coverage of Research

Newspaper and magazine stories

  • Bakersfield Sunday Californian (CA, front page feature story, March 20, 2010)
  • Bakersfield Californian (CA, front page, February 23, 2010)
  • Los Angeles Times (CA, February 23, 2010)
  • Oakland Tribune (CA, September 16, 2009)
  • Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA, September 16, 2009)
  • San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA, September 13, 2009
  • Oakland Tribune (CA, July 13, 2008)
  • Vallejo Times Herald (CA, July 13, 2008)
  • Orange County Register (CA, editorial, May 29, 2008)  
  • Modesto Bee (CA, front page, May 29, 2008)
  • Stockton Record (CA, editorial, May 26, 2008)
  • Bakersfield Californian (CA, front page, May 24, 2008)
  • San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA, front page, May 22, 2008)
  • Merced Sun Star (CA, front page, May 22, 2008)
  • San Francisco Chronicle (front page, May 21, 2008)
  • Orange County Register (CA, May 21, 2008)
  • Riverside Press Enterprise (CA, May 21, 2008)
  • Sacramento Bee (CA, May 21, 2008)
  • Fresno Bee (CA, front page, May 21, 2008)
  • Stockton Record (May 21, 2008)
  • Ventura County Star (front page, May 21, 2008)
  • Centre Daily Times (State College, PA, May 21, 2008)
  • Central Valley Business Times (CA, May 21, 2008) San Bernardino Sun (CA, editorial)  
  • Associated Press (more than additional 40 pick-ups, May 21, 2008)
  • Fresno Bee (October 21, 2007)    
  • Oakland Tribune (October 19, 2007)
  • People's Daily News (Beijing, China, October 17, 2007)  
  • Miami Herald (Miami, FL, October 17, 2007)
  • Contra Costa Times (editorial, Walnut Creek, CA, October 16, 2007)
  • Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA, October 15, 2007)
  • The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 11, 2007)
  • Los Angeles Times (October 10, 2007)
  • San Francisco Chronicle (October 10, 2007)
  • Sacramento Bee (October 10, 2007)
  • Contra Costa Times (front page, Walnut Creek, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • The Oakland Tribune (October 10, 2007)
  • San Diego Union-Tribune (October 10, 2007)
  •  Los Angeles Daily News (October 10, 2007)
  • The Associated Press (October 10, 2007)
  • San Jose Mercury News (October 10, 2007)
  • Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, UT, June 3, 2007)
  • Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA, May 25, 2007)
  • Contra Costa Times (front page, Walnut Creek, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • San Bernardino Sun (San Bernardino, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH, May 24, 2007)

·        Martinez Record (Martinez, CA, May 24, 2007)

  • Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA, February 5, 2007)
  • Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 5, 2007)
  • Sacramento Bee (front page, Sacramento, CA, January 24, 2007)
  • La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 2006)
  • Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA, September 1, 2006)
  • Riverside Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA,  June 6, 2006)
  • Orange County Register (Orange County, CA, June 1, 2006)
  • Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA, June 1, 2006)
  • Latina Magazine (New York, NY, November, 2003)
  • Pasadena Star News (Pasadena, CA, September 22, 2003)
  • Santa Barbara News (Santa Barbara, CA, August 27, 2003)
  • San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA, July 6, 2003)
  • Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA, May 28, 2003)
  • Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Los Angeles Daily News (Los Angeles, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Orange County Register (Orange County , CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Pasadena Star News (Pasadena, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Sacramento Bee  (Sacramento, CA, March 13, 2003)
  • San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino , CA, March 13, 2003)
  • Washington Times (Washington, DC, March 13, 2003)
  • Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA, January 25, 2000)
  • New York Times (New York, NY, January 7, 1973)

Radio and television interviews and stories

  • Childhood Matters/Nuestros Niρos: KISS-FM, San Francisco and various stations throughout Northern California (Recorded interview, May 15, 2010)
  • KTVU-2 TV (San Jose/San Francisco/Oakland, on-camera interview, February 23, 2010)
  • KCBS-AM (San Francisco, live on-the-air interview, February 23, 2010) 
  • Jefferson Public Radio: KSOR, KSRG, KSRS, KNYR, KOOZ, KLMF, KNHT (CA and OR, 20-minute live on-the-air interview, May 26, 2008)
  • KQED Forum with Michael Krazny (San Francisco and Sacramento, 60-minute live on-the-air discussion, May 22, 2008)
  • KQED California Report (carried by more than 30 stations statewide, May 22, 2008)
  • Capital Public Radio, KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, recorded interview, May 22, 2008)
  • KCBS-AM (San Francisco, live on-the-air interview, May 22, 2008) 
  • KGO-AM (San Francisco, recorded interview, May 22, 2008)
  • KTVU-2 TV (Oakland, recorded interview, May 22, 2008)
  • KCBS-2 (Los Angeles, May 22, 2008)
  • KTTV Fox-11 (Los Angeles, May 22, 2008)
  • Fox-58/CBS-29 (Bakersfield, May 22, 2008)
  • KERO ABC-23 (Bakersfield, May 22, 2008)
  • CNBC (National, May 22, 2008)
  • VNCR NGUOI Viet Radio (Westminster, May 22, 2008)
  • KFIV 1360 (Modesto, CA, May 22, 2008)
  • CBS-5 (San Francisco, CA, February 7, 2008)
  • KNBC Channel 4 (Los Angeles, CA, October 17, 2007)
  • KRXI-TV  (Reno, NV, October 11, 2007)
  • Fox 6  XETV (San Diego, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • News 10 ABC (Sacramento, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KGTV News 10 (San Diego, CA,  October 10, 2007)
  • KNBC Channel 4 (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KTLA Channel 5 (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KABC-TV  (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • CBS 13 (Sacramento, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • NBC 11 (San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KTVU 2 (San Francisco Bay Area, October 10, 2007)
  • KQED (Morning Drive Time, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KCBS-AM 740 (live on-the-air interview, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KNX News Radio (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KFBK (Sacramento, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KPPC - The Pat Morrison Show (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KFWB (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KGO-AM (Evening commute, San Francisco, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KFI-AM 640 (Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 2007)
  • KQED (San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KCBS (live on-the-air interview, San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KGO (live on-the-air interview, San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KFBK (Sacramento, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KFI (Los Angeles, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KSRO (Santa Rosa, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KEYT (Santa Barbara, CA, May 24, 2007)
  • KTVU-TV (San Francisco, May 24, 2007)
  • KCOP-TV (Los Angeles, May 24, 2007)
  • KEYT-TV (recorded interview, Santa Barbara, May 24, 2007)
  • KRXI-TV (Reno, NV, May 24, 2007)
  • KUBA Radio (recorded interview, Yuba City, CA, June 1, 2006
  • KQED Radio (San Francisco, CA, June 1, 2006)
  • KMJ Radio (Fresno, CA, June 1, 2006)
  • KTVU-TV (San Francisco, February 15, 2003)

Blogs and other internet coverage

  • Medical News Today (February 24, 2010)
  • Daily Women’s Health Policy Report (February 24, 2010)
  • California Healthline (May 21, 2008)
  • Capitol Basement Daily Roundup (May 21, 2008)
  • Capitol Alert (May 21, 2008)
  • Daily Women’s Health Policy Report (May 21, 2008)
  • Medical News Today (May 21, 2008)
  • Medical News Today (October 11, 2007)
  • Stephen Frank's California Political News and Views (October 10, 2007)
  • California Progress Report (October 10, 2007)
  • California Healthline (October 10, 2007)
  • Medical News Today (May 31, 2007)
  • Kaiser Daily Women’s Health Policy Report (May, 29, 2007)
  • CDC National Prevention Information Network (May 29, 2007)
  • TrustedMD.com (May 29, 2007)
  • Zogby International (May, 24, 2007)
  • Genetic Engineering News (December 13, 2006)
  • Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report (March 27, 2003)
  • California Healthline (March 27, 2003)

TEACHING

Courses taught

•        Theory-Based Data Analysis Group Study, UCB-SPH, Spring, 2009, Spring, 2010

•        Doctor of Public Health Year-1 Research and Leadership Seminar, UCB-SPH, Fall, 2008, Fall, 2009, Spring, 2010

•        Doctor of Public Health Year-2 Dissertation Research Methods Seminar, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Fall 2007, Spring, 2008, Fall, 2008, Spring, 2009

•        Doctor of Public Health Year-3 Dissertation Research Seminar, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Spring, 2005, Fall 2005, Spring, 2006, Fall, 2006, Spring, 2007

•        Supervised Independent Research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Spring, 2006, Fall, 2006, Spring, 2007, Fall 2007, Spring, 2008, Fall, 2008, Spring, 2009, Fall, 2009,

•        Public Health Interventions: Theory, Research, and Practice, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Spring, 2004 (with Linda Neuhauser and S. Leonard Syme)

•        Applied Psychometrics Seminar, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1987 (eight-session continuing education seminar for faculty and research staff)

•        Advanced Computer Methods in Research, University of  Oregon, Spring, 1983

•        Computer Methods in Educational Research, University of Oregon, Fall, 1982

  

Guest lectures

•        Viruses and Human Cancer, UCB School of Public Health, 2010

•        Current Issues in Youth Policy, UCB Goldman School of Public Policy, 2010

•        Advanced Alcohol Research Seminar, UCB School of Public Health, 2010

•        Health Services and Policy Analysis Seminar, UCB School of Public Health, 2009

•        Public Health Interventions, UCB-SPH, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

•        Community-Based Participatory Research in Public Health, UCB-SPH, 2008

•        Social Welfare Dissertation Seminar, UCB School of Social Welfare, 2008

•        First Year Research Seminar, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program, 2007

•        DrPH Program Second Year Seminar, UCB School of Public Health, 2006

•        Social Welfare Dissertation Seminar, UCB School of Social Welfare, 2005

•        Evaluation of Health and Social Programs, UCB School of Public Health, 2005

•        Introduction to Research, UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program, 2004

•        Advanced Program and Policy Evaluation, UCB School of Public Health, 2004

•        RWJF Pediatric Research Fellows Seminar, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, 1987

•        Multivariate Statistics, Arizona State University, School of Education 1974

•        Introduction Measurement Theory, Arizona State University, School of Education, 1973

thesis/dissertation committees

•        Methamphetamine use and sexual risk among meth-using heterosexually-active women, Jennifer Lorvick, DrPH program, expected 2011 (co-chair).

•        Food meanings and choice for low-income, African-American women in the Bay Area, Tamar Antin, DrPH program, expected 2011 (co-chair).

•        Challenges in evaluation of multi-component health promotion interventions, Jenica Huddleston, DrPH Program, expected 2011 (co-chair).

•        The impact of leadership style on successful implementation and sustainability of culturally competent health care services, Karen Koh, DrPH program, expected 2011.

•        Youth-led research and policy development through action and change, Maggie Gaddis, DrPH Program, completed 2010.

•        The role of moral intuition in the ideological debate about national health insurance, Crystal Tan, Joint Medical Program, completed 2010.

 

•        Shaping the built environment for health: strategies for California’s local health departments, Heather Kuiper, DrPH program, completed 2009.

•        Translational drift in reporting research results: A case study from the virginity pledge effectiveness research. Sarah Scher, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, completed 2008.  

•        Moral foundations and consideration of evidence in judgments about adolescent sex and sex education, Alice X. Huang, Joint Medical Program, completed 2008 (chair).

•        Understanding of HIV vaccines among gay & bisexual men in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brent K. Sugimoto, Joint Medical Program, completed 2008.

•        Predictors of condom use in Zimbabwe based on women’s data from the Demographic and Health Survey, Nuriye Nalan Sahin-Hodoglugil, DrPH program, completed 2008.

•        Factors associated with contraceptive use in Angola. Martha Decker, DrPH program, completed 2006 (non-member primary advisor).

•        A study of risk factors for early childhood caries in rural El Salvador, Veronica Jordan, Joint Medical Program, completed 2005.

 

DrPH in Action Research SuperVision

•        Critical policies for the success of large-scale public-private partnerships for malaria treatment: Case studies in Cambodia, Nigeria, and Rwanda, Molly Ann Brady, Janine Bishop, Alina Engelman, & Carinne Meyer, 2010. (principal investigator).

 

•        HIV Consensus: Estimating HIV Prevalence and Incidence in San Francisco, Nancy Berglas, Jennifer Hunter, Henry Raymond, Norah Ojeda, 2010. (principal investigator).

Expert testimony

•        California State Assembly Health Committee special informational hearing on California's Sexually Transmitted Disease Epidemic: Causes, Costs, and Control, March, 2008

•        California State Senate Health Committee legislative hearing on Assembly Bill 629 (Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, chaptered October 13, 2007), 2007

•        California State Assembly Health Committee legislative hearing on Assembly Bill 629 (Sexual Health Education Accountability Act, authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, chaptered October 13, 2007), 2007

•        California State Assembly Education Committee legislative hearing on Senate Bill 71 (California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act, authored by Senator Sheila Kuehl, chaptered October 1, 2003), 2003

•        California Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee meeting, Tobacco Use Prevention Education and the California Healthy Kids Survey. Berkeley, CA, 1998

AD HOC MANUSCRIPT REVIEW

•        American Journal of Evaluation

•        American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

•        American Journal of Public Health

•        American Statistician

•        BMC Women’s Health

•        Controlled Clinical Trials

•        Health Policy

•        Journal of Adolescent Health (editorial board member)

•        Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

•        Journal of Early Adolescence

•        Journal of Research on Adolescence

•        Journal of Women’s Health

•        Pediatrics

•        Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

•        Social Science Research

Professional Affiliations

•        American Public Health Association

•        Association for Psychological Science

•        Society for Adolescent Medicine

•        Society for Research on Adolescence

•        Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, ACTIVITIES, and Awards

•        Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo, Board of Trustees, 2009 – present; Board Development Committee 2010 – present

•        California Department of Education, Advisory Board for Sexual Health Curriculum Evaluation, 2010 – present

•        Ford Foundation, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Program, Advisor, 2009 – present

•        California Department of Public Health, Office of Family Planning, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Education Curriculum Workgroup, 2008 – 2009.

•        California State Interagency Adolescent Sexual Health Work Group, 2008 – present

•        California State Assembly Bill 629 (Sexual Health Education Accountability Act), provided bill language, expert testimony, and implementation support, 2007 – present

•        Golden Apple Award, Doctor of Public Health Program, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2007

•        DrPH Program Admissions Committee, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2006 – present

•        DrPH Program Management Committee, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2006 – present

•        W. T. Grant Foundation, grant reviewer, 2005 – 2007

•        California Healthy Kids Resource Center, Research Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2008

•        Editorial Board, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2004 – present

•        California Health Interview Survey, Adolescent Survey Advisory Committee, 2004 –  2007

•        Promotion and Tenure Committee, West Virginia University, Department of Community Medicine, external reviewer, 2004

•        Public Relations Society of America Compass Award, best media relations campaign in northern California for No Time for Complacency: Teen Births in California, 2003

•        California State Senate Bill 71 (California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act), provided bill language, expert testimony, and implementation support, 2003 -

•        Statewide Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Evaluation Advisory Committee, UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research, 2000-2002

•        Comprehensive School Health Work Group, California Department of Health Services and California Department of Education, 1999-2006

 

•        Advocates for Youth, European Study Tour Participant: European Approaches to Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Responsibility, 1999

•        SAMHSA Adolescents and Women HIV/AIDS High Risk Behaviors Special Emphasis Review Panel, 1997-1999 (chaired March, 1999 session)

•        California HIV Prevention Community Planning Evaluation Committee, California Office of AIDS, 1997-1998

•        SB1170 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grant Program Evaluation Advisory Committee, California Department of Education, 1997-1998

•        San Francisco Young Teen Parents Consortium Project Advisory Committee, 1992-1993