Centeno was born in Turlock, California and was the middle child in a family of eight siblings. Her status as the left-out middle child caused her to research the exclusive nature of children. She attended Brigham Young University.
From the description of Exclusivity of children, 2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367539480
Centeno attended Brigham Young University. She was very involved in sports and grew up playing girls' basketball in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' sports program. The violence and hype surrounding Church basketball prompted her to research it for this project.
From the description of Church basketball gone bad, 2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367528179