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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 - )

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

Constantine, N. A., Jerman, P., & Huang, A. X. (2007). California parents' preferences and beliefs on school-based sexuality 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. (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

Decker, M. J. & Constantine, N. A. (2008). Factors associated with contraceptive use in Angola. (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).

Constantine, N. A. & Huang, A.X. (2008). Evidence-b(i)ased policy deliberation: A motivated reasoning framework. (in preparation).

Constantine, N. A., Jerman, P. & Huang, A.X. (2008). Motivated use of research evidence by journalists and advocates in the sex education debates. (in preparation).

Constantine, N. A., Jerman, P. & Huang, A.X. (2008). Differential use of information sources by journalists and advocates in debates over sex education legislation and policy. (in preparation).

Constantine, N. A. & Jerman, P. (2008). Translational drift in use of research results from influential studies on abstinence-only programs. (in preparation).

Huang, A.X. & Constantine, N. A. (2008). Stability of moral judgments about sex and sex education. (in preparation).

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