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, Institute for Human Development (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- Senior Methodologist, Center for Community Wellness (now Health Research for Action)
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, 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
Internationals 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. & Goldfarb, E.S. (forthcoming). Sexuality education. In B.B. Brown
& M. Prinstein (Ed.), 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). Simpsons 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.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.
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.
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.
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., 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).
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), 141143.
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
Jerman, P. & Constantine, N. A. (2009). Demographic and psychological predictors of parent- adolescent communication about sex. (under review).
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). Whats 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,
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 Publics 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
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
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
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TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Courses
taught
Theory-Based Data Analysis, UCB School of Public Health,
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 1 Research and Leadership Seminar, UCB-SPH, Fall, 2008, Fall, 2009,
Spring, 2010
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
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
ARG 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
Food meanings and choice for low-income,
African-American women in the Bay Area, Tamar Antin, DrPH program, expected
2011.
Methamphetamine use and sexual risk among meth-using
heterosexually-active women, Jennifer
Lorvick, DrPH program, expected 2010 (chair).
Challenges in evaluation of multi-component health
promotion interventions, Jenica
Huddleston, DrPH Program, expected 2010
(chair).
Youth-led research and policy development
through action and change, Maggie Gaddis, DrPH Program, expected
2010.
The role of moral
intuition in the ideological debate about national health insurance, Crystal
Tan, Joint Medical Program, expected 2010.
Shaping the built environment for health: strategies for
Californias local health departments,
Heather Kuiper, DrPH program, completed 2009.
The impact
of leadership style on successful implementation and sustainability of
culturally competent health care services, Karen Koh, DrPH program, expected 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 womens 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
Womens 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 Womens 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
California
Department of Education, Advisory Board for Sexual Health Curriculum Evaluation,
2010 present
Planned
Parenthood Shasta-Diablo, Board of Trustees, 2009 present; Board Development
Committee 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 for Teaching Excellence, Doctor of Public Health Program Students,
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