Max Crowley is a prevention scientist investigating how to optimize investments in healthy development and well-being. This work sits at the intersection of social policy, prevention science and public finance. His program of research is motivated by a desire to increase the use of cost-effective, evidence-based preventive strategies to improve the lives of children and families.
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How a Preschool Intervention Affected High School Outcomes: Longitudinal Pathways in a Randomized-Controlled Trial
Bierman, K. L., Heinrichs, B. S., Welsh, J. A., Jones, D. E. & Crowley, D. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Child development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Email outreach attracts the US policymakers’ attention to climate change but common advocacy techniques do not improve engagement
Loria, R. N., Pugel, J., Goldberg, M. H., Halla, D. A., Bascom, R., Scott, J. T., Crowley, M. & Long, E. C., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 76.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Preparing public health researchers to interact with state-level legislators: evaluation of the Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration project training
Menendez, T., Roebuck, A., Flores-Thorpe, S., Zhang, Y., Manuel, K., Jovanovic, C., van den Berg, A., Scott, J. T., Crowley, D. M., Long, E. & Hoelscher, D. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Public Health Policy. e4244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Insight for knowledge brokers: factors predicting relationships with federal staffers
O’Neill, P., Pugel, J., Long, E., Crowley, D. M. & Scott, T., Feb 2025, In: Evidence and Policy. 21, 1, p. 71-86 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Use of alternative payment models for substance use disorder prevention in the United States: development of a conceptual framework
Rosenfeld, E., Potter, S., Caputo, J., Ghose, S. S., Nadal, N., Jones, C. M., Kuklinski, M. R., Carlo, A. D., Crowley, D. M., Clemans-Cope, L. & French, M. T., Dec 2025, In: Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 20, 1, 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Investing in Custodial Grandparents: Cost Analysis of the Social Intelligence Program
Crowley, D. M., Tate, A. M., Hur, Y. S., Castro, S., Musil, C. M., Dolbin-MacNab, M. L., O’Neill, P., Infurna, F. J. & Smith, G., Dec 2024, In: Prevention Science. 25, 8, p. 1310-1319 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Use of research evidence in U.S. federal policymaking: A reflexive report on intra-stage mixed methods
Diaz, B. A., Pugel, J., Phutane, A., Zhang, L., Green, L., Hoffman, J., Long, E. C., Crowley, M. & Taylor Scott, J., Oct 2024, In: Evaluation and Program Planning. 106, 102469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kindergarten conduct problems are associated with monetized outcomes in adolescence and adulthood
Goulter, N., Hur, Y. S., Jones, D. E., Godwin, J., McMahon, R. J., Dodge, K. A., Lansford, J. E., Lochman, J. E., Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S. & Crowley, D. M., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 65, 3, p. 328-339 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Findings from the Mighty Girls Efficacy Trial: Changes in Acceptance of Dating Violence
Hecht, M. L., Norris, A. E., Crowley, D. M., Temple, J. R. & Choi, H. J., Nov 2024, In: Children. 11, 11, 1331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bridging Public Health Research and State-Level Policy: The Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project
Hoelscher, D. M., van den Berg, A., Roebuck, A., Flores-Thorpe, S., Manuel, K., Menendez, T., Jovanovic, C., Hussaini, A., Menchaca, J. T., Long, E., Crowley, D. M. & Scott, J. T., 2024, In: Preventing Chronic Disease. 21, E87.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Does Social Intelligence Training Improve Daily Well-Being and Responsiveness to Daily Negative and Positive Events in Custodial Grandmothers?
Infurna, F. J., Castro, S. A., Webster, B. A., Dolbin-MacNab, M. L., Smith, G. C., Crowley, D. M. & Musil, C., Jul 1 2024, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 79, 7, gbae069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shifting the paradigm of research-to-policy impact: Infrastructure for improving researcher engagement and collective action
Scott, T., Crowley, M., Long, E., Balma, B., Pugel, J., Gay, B., Day, A. & Noll, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Development and Psychopathology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding Regional Patterns of Overdose Deaths Related to Opioids and Psychostimulants
Segel, J. E., Shearer, R. D., Jones, A. A., Khatri, U. G., Howell, B. A., Crowley, D. M., Sterner, G., Vest, N., Teixeira da Silva, D. & Winkelman, T. N. A., 2024, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 59, 4, p. 558-566 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Online Social Intelligence Training With Custodial Grandmothers
Smith, G. C., Infurna, F. J., Dolbin-MacNab, M., Webster, B., Castro, S., Crowley, D. M., Musil, C., Hu, L. & Hancock, G. R., May 1 2024, In: Gerontologist. 64, 5, gnad079.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Self-Reported Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk for Internalizing and Externalizing Difficulties among Adolescent Custodial Grandchildren
Smith, G. C., Dolbin-MacNab, M., Infurna, F. J., Crowley, D. M., Castro, S., Musil, C. & Webster, B., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33, 3, p. 982-997 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review