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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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
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. G., 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
Impulsivity profiles across five harmonized longitudinal childhood preventive interventions and associations with adult outcomes
Conduct Problems prevention Research Group, 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Development and Psychopathology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intergenerational Patterns of Attachment in Custodial Grandfamilies
Blake, A. J., Infurna, F. J., Castro, S. A., Webster, B. A., Dolbin-MacNab, M. L., Smith, G. C., Crowley, D. M. & Musil, C., 2023, In: Journal of Family Psychology. 37, 8, p. 1148-1158 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Strategic Directions in Preventive Intervention Research to Advance Health Equity
Boyd, R. C., Castro, F. G., Finigan-Carr, N., Okamoto, S. K., Barlow, A., Kim, B. K. E., Lambert, S., Lloyd, J., Zhang, X., Barksdale, C. L., Crowley, D. M., Maldonado-Molina, M., Obasi, E. M. & Kenney, A., May 2023, In: Prevention Science. 24, 4, p. 577-596 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review 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., Oct 2023, In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 54, 5, p. 1321-1335 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Dynamics of Daily Life in Custodial Grandmothers
Infurna, F. J., Castro, S. A., Webster, B. A., Dolbin-MacNab, M. L., Smith, G. C., Crowley, D. M. & Musil, C., Mar 1 2023, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 78, 3, p. 456-468 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictors of problematic adult alcohol, cannabis, and other substance use: A longitudinal study of two samples
Lansford, J. E., Goulter, N., Godwin, J., McMahon, R. J., Dodge, K. A., Crowley, M., Pettit, G. S., Bates, J. E. & Lochman, J. E., Oct 1 2023, In: Development and Psychopathology. 35, 4, p. 2028-2043 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cutting through the noise during crisis by enhancing the relevance of research to policymakers
Scott, T., Pugel, J., Fernandes, M., Cruz, K., Long, E. C., Giray, C., Storace, R. & Crowley, D. M., May 2023, In: Evidence and Policy. 19, 2, p. 178-195 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
SciComm Optimizer for Policy Engagement: a randomized controlled trial of the SCOPE model on state legislators’ research use in public discourse
Scott, J. T., Collier, K. M., Pugel, J., O’Neill, P., Long, E. C., Fernandes, M. A., Cruz, K., Gay, B., Giray, C. & Crowley, D. M., Dec 2023, In: Implementation Science. 18, 1, 12.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., Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 97, 1, p. 81-110 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review