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Daniel Crowley

Awarded Grants

Grant

States as Laboratories: Experimental Trial of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration to Improve State’s Use of Evidence to Benefit Youth

Does the research-to-policy collaboration model improve policymakers’ use of prevention science research at the state level?
Daniel Crowley
Pennsylvania State University
2024 – 2025
$200,000
Grant

Mentoring and Career Development: 2022 Crowley and Lovell

With this award, Crowley will continue his journey of learning to help his mentees process professional experiences that stem from the intersection of their gender and racial identities.
Daniel Crowley
Pennsylvania State University
2022 – 2024
$110,000
Grant

Optimization of the RPC Model: Enhancing Effectiveness and Equity in Improving the Use of Research

Can the Research-to-Policy Collaboration model be improved to reduce inequities for scholars of color in accessing policymakers, improve the timeliness of research to policymakers, and improve cost-effectiveness?
Daniel Crowley
Pennsylvania State University
2021 – 2025
$900,000
Grant

Testing Research Communication Strategies and Impact among Policymakers to Reduce Inequalities Precipitated by COVID-19

Can a research communication intervention increase policymakers’ use of research evidence to improve the lives of youth and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Jennifer Taylor Scott
Pennsylvania State University
2020 – 2021
$38,280
Grant

Impact of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration Model: Testing an Approach to Improve the Use of Evidence

Can structured collaboration between researchers and policymakers improve federal legislators’ use of research pertaining to children and families?
Daniel Crowley
Pennsylvania State University
2018 – 2021
$553,028

Articles & More

Blog Post

Future Directions for Research on Evidence Use in Policy: Insights from the Field

Evidence-informed policies have significant potential to improve population health outcomes, but despite efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of timely, credible, and relevant research to policymakers, use of research in health policymaking remains inconsistent and selective. A...
Itzhak Yanovitzky
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Daniel Crowley
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and J. Taylor Scott
Future Directions for Research on Evidence Use in Policy: Insights from the Field
Webinars

Proposing Studies to Examine Robust Strategies for Improving the Use of Research Evidence

This webinar, recorded on June 30, 2020, provides real-life examples of what studies on robust strategies for improving evidence use look like in different stages of development and at different levels of public policy.
Foundation Staff
Proposing Studies to Examine Robust Strategies for Improving the Use of Research Evidence

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