Max Crowley
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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Recent Publications
Evaluation of researchers’ policy-related knowledge, needs and self-efficacy before and after the 2021 Texas Legislative Session
Brand, K., Flores-Thorpe, S., Zhang, Y., Roebuck, A., Menendez, T., Linton, R., Scott, T. B., Crowley, D. M., van den Berg, A. E. & Hoelscher, D. M., Jan 2026, In: Evidence and Policy. 22, 1, p. 23-38 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Mixed-Methods Study of Policymakers’ Adoption of AI to Support Use of Research Evidence: Implications for Artificial Intelligence in Prevention Policy
Crowley, D. M., Wright, J., Winters, A., Jones, D., Pugel, J., O’Neill, P., Shaw, B., Hamel, S., Long, E., Donovan, M. & Scott, T., Oct 2026, In: Prevention Science. 27, 7, p. 1253-1267 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Role of Program Implementation Quality in Family-Focused Substance-Use Prevention for Youth with Multiple Risks: PROSPER Project
Hur, Y. S., Chilenski, S. M., O’Neill, P. R., Jones, D. E., Spoth, R. L., Feinberg, M. E. & Crowley, D. M., Aug 2026, In: Prevention Science. 27, 6, p. 876-889 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Contexts for Scaling Up Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions: Examining Factors That Influence the Likelihood of the Use of Research Language in Substance Use Legislation
Long, E., Ogan, M. A., Tolley, A. J., Kalinowski, L., Pugel, J., O’Neill, P., Crowley, D. M. & Scott, J. T., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Prevention Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Use of research evidence in U.S. state child abuse and neglect policies: 2019–2024
O'Neill, P., Kerr, L., Pugel, J., Long, E. C., Connell, C. M., Littleton, T., Noll, J. G., Crowley, D. M. & Scott, J. T., Mar 2026, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 173, 107915.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fair Pay Practices in Small Ventures: The Interplay of Founder Competency and Racial Identity
Park, H. M., Roumpi, D., Hur, Y. S., Small, M. & Crowley, D. M., Jun 2026, In: Compensation and benefits review. 58, 3, p. 235-260 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“Is It Free?”: Out-of-Pocket Costs for Annual Checkups Among the Insured
Park, S., Duffy, E. & Crowley, D. M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Prevention Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The randomized controlled trial Fast Track multilevel intervention for children with early-emerging conduct problems breaks intergenerational transmission of violence across three generations
Conduct Problems prevention Research Group, Aug 2026, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 67, 8, p. 1254-1268 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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., May 1 2025, In: Child development. 96, 3, p. 1236-1249 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction to: Email outreach attracts the US policymakers’ attention to climate change but common advocacy techniques do not improve engagement (Communications Earth & Environment, (2025), 6, 1, (76), 10.1038/s43247-025-02055-0)
Loria, R. N., Pugel, J., Goldberg, M. H., Halla, D. A., Bascom, R., Scott, J. T., Crowley, D. M. & Long, E. C., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › 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. C. & Hoelscher, D. M., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Public Health Policy. 46, 2, p. 375-396 22 p., 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. C., 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
Looking at the big picture: demonstrating benefits of Bayesian latent cluster spatio-temporal analysis for understanding maternal prescription opioids misuse
Xing, X., Crowley, D. M. & Connell, C. M., Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 4161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
