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
Legislating to Prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences: Growth and Opportunities for Evidence-Based Policymaking and Prevention
Crowley, D. M., Connell, C. M., Noll, J., Green, L., Scott, T. & Giray, C., Feb 2022, In: Prevention Science. 23, 2, p. 181-191 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictive Validity of Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems with Respect to Adult Outcomes: High- and Low-Risk Samples
Goulter, N., Oberth, C., McMahon, R. J., Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Crowley, D. M., Bates, J. E. & Pettit, G. S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How substance use prevention research gets used in United States federal policy
Long, E. C., Scott, J. T., Craig, L. E., Prendergast, S., Pugel, J. & Crowley, D. M., Aug 2022, In: Addiction. 117, 8, p. 2235-2241 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Who is listening? Profiles of policymaker engagement with scientific communication
Pugel, J., Long, E. C., Fernandes, M. A., Cruz, K., Giray, C., Crowley, D. M. & Scott, J. T., Mar 2022, In: Policy and Internet. 14, 1, p. 186-201 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Self-reported Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Custodial Grandmothers: Frequencies, Patterns, and Correlates
Smith, G. C., Dolbin-MacNab, M., Infurna, F., Webster, B., Musil, C., Castro, S. & Crowley, D. M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cultivating Researcher-Policymaker Partnerships: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Model for Training Public Psychologists
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Giray, C., Gay, B., Israel, A., Storace, R., McCauley, M. & Donovan, M., 2021, In: American Psychologist. 76, 8, p. 1307-1322 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lawmakers' use of scientific evidence can be improved
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Israel, A., Supplee, L., Jordan, E., Oliver, K., Guillot-Wright, S., Gay, B., Storace, R., Torres-Mackie, N., Murphy, Y., Donnay, S., Reardanz, J., Smith, R., McGuire, K., Baker, E., Antonopoulos, A., McCauley, M., & 1 others, Mar 2 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 9, e2012955118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A new measure to understand the role of science in US Congress: Lessons learned from the Legislative Use of Research Survey (LURS)
Long, E. C., Smith, R. L., Scott, J. T., Gay, B., Giray, C., Storace, R., Guillot-Wright, S. & Crowley, D. M., Nov 2021, In: Evidence and Policy. 17, 4, p. 689-707 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid-Cycle Experimentation With State and Federal Policymakers for Optimizing the Reach of Racial Equity Research
Long, E. C., Pugel, J., Scott, J. T., Charlot, N., Giray, C., Fernandes, M. A. & Crowley, D. M., Oct 1 2021, In: American journal of public health. 111, 10, p. 1768-1771 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cost-effectiveness of Consultation for a Daily Report Card Intervention: Comparing In-Person and Online Implementation Strategies
Owens, J. S., Margherio, S. M., Lee, M., Evans, S. W., Crowley, D. M., Coles, E. K. & Mixon, C. S., 2021, In: Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation. 31, 3, p. 382-409 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supporting Strategic Investment in Social Programs: a Cost Analysis of the Family Check-Up
Kuklinski, M. R., Crowley, D. M., Dishion, T. J., Wilson, M. N., Pelham, W. E. & Shaw, D. S., Feb 1 2020, In: Prevention Science. 21, 2, p. 256-267 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
(Expected) value-based payment: From total cost of care to net present value of care
Counts, N. Z., Smith, J. D. & Crowley, D. M., Mar 2019, In: Healthcare. 7, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Considering the child welfare system burden from opioid misuse: research priorities for estimating public costs
Crowley, D. M., Connell, C. M., Jones, D. & Donovan, M. W., Jul 1 2019, In: The American journal of managed care. 25, 13, p. S256-S263Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of psychology in evidence-based policymaking: Mapping opportunities for strategic investment in poverty reduction
Crowley, M., Supplee, L., Scott, T. & Brooks-Gunn, J., Sep 2019, In: American Psychologist. 74, 6, p. 685-697 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Important issues in estimating costs of early childhood educational interventions: An example from the REDI program
Jones, D. E., Bierman, K. L., Crowley, D. M., Welsh, J. A. & Gest, J., Dec 2019, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 107, 104498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review