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
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., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Substance Use and Misuse.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Off to the Polls and Then Down the Ballot: Are Union Members Less Likely to Roll-Off?
Carpenter, R., Mallinson, D. J. & Bucci, L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Labor Studies Journal.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., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Policy Studies Journal.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
Artificial intelligence technology, public trust, and effective governance
Robles, P. & Mallinson, D. J., Jan 2025, In: Review of Policy Research. 42, 1, p. 11-28 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
AI Policies, Equity, and Morality and the Implications for Faculty in Higher Education
Azevedo, L., Mallinson, D. J., Wang, J., Robles, P. & Best, E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Public Integrity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantitative Political Science Education in the Past and Future
Best, E. & Mallinson, D. J., 2024, In: Journal of Political Science Education. 20, 4, p. 637-649 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The future of AI politics, policy, and business
Best, E., Robles, P. & Mallinson, D. J., Jun 1 2024, In: Business and Politics. 26, 2, p. 171-179 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
“Catching Chain” With Medicaid: The Impact of Medicaid Access on Opioid Overdose Mortality in Adults Released From State Detention
Blumberger, L., Calo, W., Mallinson, D. J., Liu, G. & Leslie, D. L., Sep 1 2024, In: Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice. 6, 3, p. 94-103 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring the stasis: Punctuated equilibrium theory and partisan polarization
Brock, C. & Mallinson, D., Feb 2024, In: Policy Studies Journal. 52, 1, p. 31-46 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Collaborative governance challenges in energy efficiency and conservation: The case of Pennsylvania
Guo, J., Mallinson, D. J., Ortiz, S. E. & Domenica Iulo, L., Apr 2024, In: Utilities Policy. 87, 101721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cannabinoid Awareness, Reporting Use to Health Care Providers, and Perceptions Regarding Safety - Pennsylvania, March 2023-April 2023
Kocis, P. T., Mallinson, D. J. & Servinsky, T. J., Jul 17 2024, In: Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids. 7, 1, p. 119-124 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How NIL and student athletes are prompting changes in higher education administration
Lovell, D. & Mallinson, D. J., 2024, In: Administrative Theory and Praxis. 46, 4, p. 420-441 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pencils Down… for Good? The Expansion of Test-Optional Policy After COVID-19
Lovell, D. & Mallinson, D. J., Feb 2024, In: Innovative Higher Education. 49, 1, p. 177-199 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rural reticence to inform physicians of cannabis use
Mallinson, D. J. & Servinsky, T. J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Rural Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review