Research Summary
My primary research centers on the concept of policy diffusion, namely how new policy ideas do and do not spread among governmental bodies. I specifically focus on the American states, but am also familiar with cross-national policy transfer. Energy and environmental policy are two of my policy-specific areas of interest and expertise.In the News
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Recent Publications
Off to the Polls and Then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off?
Carpenter, R., Mallinson, D. J. & Bucci, L., Mar 2026, In: Labor Studies Journal. 51, 1, p. 5-26 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring State Cannabis Policy Design Variation for Research and Policy: A Bundles Approach
Mallinson, D. J. & Richardson, L. E., Jan 2026, In: Clinical therapeutics. 48, 1, p. 29-33 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Regulating AI in State Governments: Security Challenges and Legislative Responses
Robles, P. & Mallinson, D. J., 2026, In: International Journal of Public Administration. 49, 2, p. 71-84 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Policy performance in crisis: evaluating federalism and multi-party governance
Shafi, S. & Mallinson, D. J., 2026, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 33, 1, p. 322-347 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Examining the Influence of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors on Disparities in Health Care App Usage: Protocol for a Systematic Scoping Review
Aljuaid, F., Reed, E., Imanpour, S. & Mallinson, D. J., 2025, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 14, e63596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adding Nuance to Understanding the Effects of Cannabis Legalization by Using Policy Bundles: A Study of Youth Mental Health
Altaf, S., Mallinson, D. J., Park, M. & Richardson, L. E., 2025, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 60, 6, p. 915-925 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Changing patterns and predictors of opioid use disorder and treatment of adults released from state detention in Pennsylvania
Blumberger, L., Liu, G., Calo, W., Mallinson, D. & Leslie, D., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 179, 209796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dilemmas in collaborative public sector innovation: the case of state energy efficiency policy
Guo, J. & Mallinson, D. J., 2025, In: Policy Design and Practice. 8, 2, p. 231-245 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Linking policy design and policy diffusion to advance both theories: Evidence from the elements, attributes, and adoptions of Uniform Law Commission model legislation
Jansa, J. M. & Mallinson, D. J., Aug 2025, In: Policy Studies Journal. 53, 3, p. 747-773 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial transition: introductions and farewells
Kornbluh, M., Mallinson, D. & Neal, Z. P., Feb 2025, In: Evidence and Policy. 21, 1, p. 2-5 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Playing Outside the Lines: Analyzing Unregulated Third-Party Policy Actors Through the Lens of NIL Collectives and Administration of Sport Policy at Universities
Lovell, D. & Mallinson, D. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Public Integrity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Artificial intelligence policy, the Trump Administration, and federalism
Mallinson, D. J., Azevedo, L., Best, E. & Robles, P., 2025, In: Administrative Theory and Praxis. 47, 3, p. 202-210 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use
Mallinson, D. J. & Servinsky, T. J., Mar 1 2025, In: Journal of Rural Health. 41, 2, e12885.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
When Is the Right Time to Do a Policy Diffusion Study?
Mallinson, D. J. & Jansa, J. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: State Politics and Policy Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Navigating Dialogue: Ideological and Partisan Variations in Mid-Atlantic College Student Discussion Comfort
McQueen, S., Page, D., Potts, T. & Mallinson, D. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Political Science Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review