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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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
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.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., 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
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
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
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 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
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 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