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.
In the News
Research Keywords
These keywords and phrases come from the publications and other research output of this person. See other researchers related to these topics by clicking on any keyword.
Projects
Recent Publications
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
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
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
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
Psychosis Symptom Trajectories Across Childhood and Adolescence in Three Longitudinal Studies: An Integrative Data Analysis with Mixture Modeling
the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group6, Nov 2023, In: Prevention Science. 24, 8, p. 1636-1647 12 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