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STANLEY BASSIN, Ed.D.

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

GENERAL RESEARCH INTERESTS

• IMPACT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE
• REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG HISPANIC CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
  

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  
• RESEARCH PROTOCOL DESIGN
  
• MEASUREMENT
  
• ASSESSMENT
  
• INTERPETATION FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED STUDIES

Contracts, Grants and Research Awards

Sensible Therapy for Osteoporosis Prevention ("STOP" Bone Loss) Submitted to National Institute of Health, Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) SCORE Program in collaboration with University of California, Irvine, Medical School, Co- Investigator $1,073.642. 2001-2002 Pending

Exercise Strategy to Prevent Pediactric Diabetes Type 2 Submitted to National Institute of Health Co- Investigator $425,030 2001-2002 Funded

Osteoporosis Prevention in Sedentary Adolescent Females Submitted to National Institute of Health Child Health & Human Development Co -Investigator $225,000 2001-2002 Funded

Teaching Responsibility Undoubtedly Stops Tobacco (Project Trust)
School-Based Tobacco and Related Disease Prevention Program: Three-year study funded by State Department of Education for California State University, Pomona and Montebello Unified School District. Principal Co-Director. $225,000 funded. 1997-2000

California Youth Health Assessment Planning Grant
Submitted to California Wellness Foundation and Merck Drug Company in collaboration with University of California, Irvine, Medical School, Preventive Cardiology, and California State University, Pomona. Principal Investigator. funded. $16,000 1998-1999

Tobacco Resistance Activity Program (Project TRAP)
School-Based Tobacco and Related Disease Prevention Program: Four-year study funded by State Department of Education for California State University, Pomona and Pomona Unified School District. Principal Investigator. $423,000 funded. 1990-1994

Tobacco Intervention Program (Project TIP)
Orange County Boys and Girls Club Tobacco and Related Disease Prevention Program: 18-month study funded by State Department of Health Services for University of California, Irvine Medical School, Preventive Cardiology, and California State University, Pomona. Co-Principal Investigator. $125,000 funded. 1992-1993

Montebello Health and Fitness Research Project
School Based Intervention Study: 3-year study funded by California State University, Montebello School District, and Beverly Hospital. Principal Investigator. $179,000 funded. 1988-1991

California Atherogenesis Prevention Project
Phase I: Pediatric Dietary Intervention Study. Funded by Health Valley Food Company. Joint venture with University of California at Irvine Medical School, Department of Cardiology. Co-Principal Investigator. $25,000 funded. 1989-1990

Breakfast Modification Program: A 12-week study funded by Health Valley Food Company for the University of California, Irvine, Medical School, Preventive Cardiology. Co-Principal Investigator. $13,300 funded. 1988-1990

Lifestyle Consumption Patterns in Elementary School Children
funded by Kellogg Company/Science and Technology Center, California, Irvine Medical School, Preventive Cardiology, and California State University, Pomona. Principal Investigator. funded $12,600. 1988

Invited Presentations
Presentations at Professional Meetings

"Obesity and Diabetes: What is the Connection?" Rancho La Puerta Tecate, Mexico September 10, 2001.

"Physical Activity, Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors". University of Quenborough Medical School, Quenborough, Portugal August 17, 2001

"Young People and Obesity". Waikato Regional Public Health Professional ,Conference Hamilton, New Zealand. June 19, 2001.

"Tackling Obesity- Reducing Cardiovascular Risk" .Agencies for Nutrition Action National Ministry of Health Conference Hami;lton, New Zealand. June 18, 2001.

"The Role of Physical Activity on Student Chronic Disease". Hamilton Educational Leadership Conference, Hamilton New Zealand, June 15, 2001.

"The Connection Between Cardiovascular Disease and Osteoporosis". Clinical Health Professionals Physicians ,and University Faculty, University of Waikato , Hamilton New Zealand June 11, 2001.

"The Role of Physical Activity in Reducing Cardiovascular Risks in Later Adulthood" Project Lean Series, Jewish Community Center, Cost Mesa California July 24, 2000.

"Physical Activity, Obesity and Lipids in Ethnic Minority Communities" Diversity in
Medicine Lecture Series, University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, May 2, 2000,

"Longitudinal Analysis of the Predictors of Smoking Initiation Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Pre-Adolescent School Children", L.J.Filer Jr. Third International Conference on Atherosclerosis in the Young, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, La Jolla ,California March 4, 2000.

"Prevalence of Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Time Bomb" Work Shop for Healthy Schools, Healthy People 2000, Sacramento, California January 13, 2000.

"Maintaining Thermal Balance During Exercise in Heat: Effects of Different Replacement Beverages" American College of Sports Medicine 45th Annual Meeting Orlando, Florida June 3, 1998.

"Hispanic Youth Obesity: Body Fat and Cardiovascular Risk Factors" Cardiovascular Health: Coming Together for the 21st Century National Conference San Francisco, California February 20, 1998.

"Gastric Emptying of Fluid Replacement in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Prospective Comparison of Two Commercial Beverages " American College of Sports Medicine 44th Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado May 28, 1997.

"California Youth Health Status and Assessment" California State Senate Sacramento, California April 16, and May 19, 1997.

"Children's Comprehensive Health Program and Evaluation" Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Conference Denver, Colorado January 14, 1997.

"Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Correlates in a Population Based Study of 2250 Multi-Ethnic Youth in Southern California." American Heart Association, 68th Scientific Session, Anaheim, California, November 14, 1995.

Osteoporosis and Cardiovascular Disease: "Programs for Senior Adults." State Department of Public Health: Preventive Health Care for the Aged, Lake Arrowhead, California, April 20, 1994.

"Tobacco Attitudes and Knowledge Among Pomona Elementary School Children." Tobacco Oversight Commission, Sacramento, California, May 24, 1993.

"Project TRAP." Innovative and Promising Projects, Tobacco Education Workshop, Sacramento, California, May 3-4, 1993.

"Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factors." Southern California Middle School Education Workshop, Pomona, California, February 13, 1993.

"Hispanic Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factors." XIV Inter American Congress of Cardiology, Orlando, Florida, May 29, 1992.

"Health Status of Families in Southeast Los Angeles County." Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission Hearings, March 5, 1992.

"Multi-Ethnic Comparisons of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Relationship to Physical Activity Among School-Aged Youth." Multi-Ethnic Health Promotion Conference, Sacramento, California, June 11, 1991.

"Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Multi-Ethnic Middle School." South West District Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 11, 1990.

"Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factor Revisited: The Childhood time Bomb." Commonwealth and International Scientific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, January 22, 1990.

"Childhood Time Bomb: Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factors." American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance -- Research Consortium Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts, April 22, 1989.

"School Based Intervention Project to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors that Work." California Middle School Conference, San Francisco, California, April 15, 1989.

"Middle School Time Bomb: Youth Cardiovascular Risk Factors Require a Solution." Association of California School Administrators, San Diego, California, March 19, 1989.

"Assessing Predisposition of Youngsters to Cardiovascular Disease." Pediatric Work Physiology XV, Budapest Hungary, September 13, 1989.

"Cholesterol and Lipid Measures in Hispanic Youngsters." American College of Sport Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, May 19, 1989.

"Advice for Children with High Cholesterol - Diet and Exercise California Academy of Pediatrics, Orange County, January 10, 1989.

"High Cholesterol of an Ethnically Diverse School Age Population," with University of California, Irvine College of Medicine, National Cholesterol Education Conference, Washington, D.C., November 9-11, 1988.

"Do Middle School Age Children Have Cardiovascular Disease?" California Middle School Conference, San Francisco, California, April 23, 1988.

"Physical Fitness and Health Status of Middle School Children." witness to Assembly Education Committee, Sacramento, California, April 12, 1988.

"Montebello School District Health Project." Association of California School Administrators, Long Beach, California, March 27, 1988.

Service as Reviewer of Manuscripts and Referee of Proposals
American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Reviewer of Manuscripts in Motor Behavior, 1976-Present
American Heart Association Los Angeles Chapter, Fellowships and Grants

Journal Articles

Submitted

Bassin S.L., Hsu J.C., Le D., Morris G.S., Wong N.D.," Longitudinal analysis of the predictors of smoking initiation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Pre-Adolescent School Children" Journal of School Health.

Peer Reviewed

Hosobuchi C., Rutanassee L., Bassin S.L.,Wong N.D. "Efficacy of Acacia, Pectin, and Guar Gum-Based Fiber Supplementation in the Control of Hypercholesterolemia Nutrition Research, 1999,19, (5) 643-649.

Girandola R.N., Bassin S.L., Bharne A.B. "Maintaining Thermal Balance During Exercise in Heat: Effects of Different Replacement Beverages"
Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise 1998; (5) 30.

Girandola R.N., Bassin S.L.,Yang R.D., Bharne A.B. "Gastric Emptying of Fluid Replacement in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Prospective Comparison of Two Commerical Beverages" Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1997; (5),29.

Bassin S.L., Gustin W., Morris G.S., Wong N.D. "Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Correlates in a Population-based study of 2256 multiethnic youth in Southern California." Circulation 1995; 92 (8): 1481.

Morris G.S., Vo A., Bassin S.L., Savaglio D., Wong N.D. "Prevalence and Sociobehavioral Correlates of Tobacco Use Among Hispanic Children: The Tobacco Resistance Activity Program." Journal of School Health. (1993); 63(9): 391-396.

Wong N.D., Hei T.K., Quaqundah P.Y., Davidson D.M., Bassin S.L., Gold K.U. "Television viewing as a marker for pediatric hypercholestermia." Pediatric Research (1992); 90(1): 20-24.

Wong N.D., Bassin S.L., Deitrick R. "Relationship of Blood Lipids to Body Composition and Family Medical History in an Ethnically Diverse School-Aged Population " Ethnicity & Disease (1991); 1(4): 351-363.

Gold K.U., Wong N.D., Tong A.D., Nguyen T., Iftner C.A., Baker S, Kashyap M.L., Bassin S.L. "Serum apolipoprotein, lipid profile, preabumin, and nutritional effect of an oat product supplemented, low-fat diet in children with elevated blood cholesterol." Pediatric Research (1990); 27(4): 93A.

Gold K.U., Wong N.D., Tong A.D., Bassin S.L., Iftner C.A., Nguyen T., Landes B.M. "Nutritional aspects and arthropometric effects of an oat bran-supplemented, low-fat diet in children with elevated cholesterol." Pediatric Research (1990); 27(4): 106.

Diggles-Buckles V., Bassin S.L. "Knowledge of Results, Practice and Gender: Coincidence Anticipation Revisited - Perceptual Motor Skill." Perceptual and Motor Skills (1990); 70: 131-141.

Book Manuscripts

Practical Strategies in Preventing Heart Disease edited by N.D. Wong, J. M. Gardin, and H. Black .,Publisher McGraw- Hill, 2 Chapters "Assessing Physical Activity" and "Hispanic-American Cardiovascular Risk Factors".

Other Creative Work

Offices held in professional societies and scholarly organizations

Awards and Honors

Consulting activities

Membership in professional organizations

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

School - College of Medicine, Interview Committee, Office of Admissions, liaison community, Preventive Cardiology with :

(1) County Department of Health
(2) County Department of Education
(3) State Department of Health
(4) State Department of Education
(5) American Heart Association

Hispanic Health Task Force (1990-present)
National Conference of Christians and Jews (1980-1988)
University of Judaism, Earl Warren Institute of Ethics, Medical Section (1984-1988)