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Summary

Nora Constantino's research interests include physical activity across the lifespan and the effects of hormones on bone density. She is currently involved in nutrition education research on a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded grant focused on supporting healthy habits in preschool-aged children and their mothers as part of efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Constantino is also seeking funding with Jeff Elias at the Sanford Center for Aging at the 91·çÃùÄñ³ª to examine factors that contribute to reduced physical activity among older adults transitioning from independent living to assisted living facilities.

Professional affiliations

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (WACSM)
• Certified CrossFit Instructor

Selected publications

2010

• Brown-Gordon, K. V., Woodson, J. M. & Constantino, N. L. (2010). Increasing physical activity in African Americans: A multi-faceted approach. ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal.

2009

• Woodson, J. M., Black, J., Marinelli, R. D., Rye, A., Christiansen, E. & Constantino, N. L. (2009). Challenges of collaboration to address health disparities in the rapidly growing community of Las Vegas, Nevada. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20(3), 824-830.

2008

• Woodson, J. M., Christiansen, E., Rye, A., Black, J., Constantino, N. L. & Marinelli, R. D. (2008). A comparison of findings from community health surveys: 2001 and 2006 (ed.). University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.
• Lindsay, A. R. & Constantino, N. L. (2008). Get Ready, Get Set, Let's Go! (ed.). University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.

2005

• Constantino, N. L. & Sanders, M.E. (2005). Purposeful playground play. IDEA Fitness Journal, 2(6): 34-37.

2003

• Sanders, M., Hills, K. & Constantino, N. L. (2003). Golden wave, water fitness for functional health on land. in eds. I Belz, c Glatz, & A Hofmann Lifetime Aquafitness. BOD: Stuttgart.
• Sanders, M.E. & Constantino, N. L. (2003). Making a splash. The Journal on Active Aging, 2(1), 34-38.
• Fredericks, R.S. & Constantino, N. L. (2003). Skeletal mineralization: Understood as the integration of proximate and ultimate causation. A physiological perspective. The Endocrinologist, 13(5), 381-393.
• Constantino, N. L., Hills, K. & Sanders, M.E. (2003). The H2O solution: Water exercise and functional fitness. Journal of Active Aging, 2(1), 28-32.

2002

• Sigman-Grant, M., Martin, S., Benedict, J. & Constantino, N. L. (2002). Little lives inserts. In Nurturing partners: A guide to healthier babies. Birth to Eleven to Twelve Months. (FS-02-71 to FS-02-82). University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.
• Sanders, M. & Constantino, N. L. (2002). Making Waves with Aquatic Training. Journal of Active Aging, 1(5), 40-44.
• Spoon, M. P., Devereux, P. G., Benedict, J. A., Leontos, C., Constantino, N. L., Christy, D. & Snow, G. (2002). Usefulness of the Food Habits Questionnaire in a Worksite Setting. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 34, 268-272.

2001

• Wiswell, R. A., Hawkins, S. A., Jaque, S. V., Hyslop, D., Constantino, N. L., Tarpenning, K., Marcell, T. & Schroeder, E. T. (2001). Relationship between physiological loss, performance decrement and age in master athletes. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 56(10), M618-26.

2000

• Wiswell,  R. A., Jaque, S. V., Marcell, T. J., Hawkins, S. A., Tarpenning, K. M., Constantino, N. L. & Hyslop, D. M. (2000). Maximal aerobic power, lactate threshold and running performance in master athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32(6), 1165-1170.

1999

• Hawkins, S. A., Wiswell, R. A., Jaque, S. V., Constantino, N. L., Marcell, T. J., Tarpenning, K. T., Schroeder, E. T. & Hyslop, D. M. (1999). The inability of hormone replacement therapy or chronic running to maintain trabecular bone mass in master athletes. Journal of Gerontology, 54(9), M451-M455.
• Spoon, M., Constantino, N. L., Benedict, J., Snow, G., Leontos, C., Christy, D., Bitonti, C. & Klomp, S. (1999). Health at Work: A worksite health promotion curriculum. The University of Nevada Cooperation Extension.

1995

• Artal, R., Fortunato, V., Welton, A., Constantino, N. L., Khodigiuian, N., Villalobos, L. & Wiswell, R. (1995). A comparison of cardiopulmonary adaptations to exercise in pregnancy at sea level and altitude. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 172, 1170-80.

1992

• Rosas, T. & Constantino, N. L. (1992). Exercise as a treatment modality to maintain normoglycemia in gestational diabetes. The Journal of Peri Neonatal Nutrition, 6(1), 14-24.

n.d.

• Lindsay, A. R. & Constantino, N. L. Get ready, get set, let's go!: A Model for Promoting Physical Activity. ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal. In review.
• Constantino, N. L., Fleming, N. & Robert, F. S. Metabolic syndrome. The Endocrine Clinics. In review.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Southern California