Max Crowley

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Director, Evidence to Impact Collaborative

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

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 journalReview articlepeer-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., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines.

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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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-review

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.

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Externalizing Psychopathology From Childhood to Early Adolescence: Psychometric Evaluation Using Latent Variable and Network Modeling

Goulter, N., McMahon, R. J., Lansford, J. E., Bates, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Crowley, D. M. & Pettit, G. S., Sep 8 2022, In: Psychological Assessment. 34, 11, p. 1008-1021 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-review

Taking a School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program to Scale: a Cost Analysis

Shipe, S. L., Guastaferro, K., Noll, J. G., Connell, C. M., Morgan, P. L. & Crowley, D. M., Nov 2022, In: Prevention Science. 23, 8, p. 1394-1403 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 othersGiray, C., Mar 2 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 9, e2012955118.

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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 journalArticlepeer-review