Dr. Gracelyn Cruden is a Research Scientist at Chestnut Health Systems, Lighthouse Institute-Oregon group. Her research leverages systems science, decision science, and implementation science to develop tools, processes, and partnerships to implement evidence-informed programs and policies. She collaborates with state and county-level policymakers, including through a NIMH career development award (K01MH128761) that engages states implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act. The K01 extends her work developing a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for supporting decision-making that leads to the adoption of interventions aligned with local values, local expertise, and scientific evidence. She is also Principal Investigator for a NIH HEAL Data2Action study (R61DA059163) that aims to identify local and state decision makers’ data needs, then make those data available in user-friendly products. The overarching goal is to increase the use of data-driven decision making that aims to expand substance use prevention and treatment services and prevent overdoses. In her role as a co-investigator on two NIDA HEAL-funded studies, she is leveraging qualitative and quantitative system dynamics modeling to inform the prevention adaptation of an evidence-based intervention for families referred to the child welfare system for parental substance use, and to inform cost analyses related to implementation of this intervention.