Government Faculty

Dr. William A. Taggart ,

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1982 M.P.A., Florida Atlantic University, 1979
Professor.

Research Interests

Dr. Taggart's research interests include corrections policy, criminal justice administration, and judicial decision making.

Publications and Awards

Dr. Taggart's work has appeared in a broad range of scholarly journals and books in political science, public administration, and criminal justice, including the Journal of Politics, Western Political Quarterly, Public Administration Review, Public Personnel Management, Law and Society Review, and Justice Quarterly.
In 1995, Dr. Taggart received the El Paso Natural Gas Foundation Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding university teaching. He was the first faculty exchange participant of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, serving as a visiting professor of public policy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Taggart was nominated by New Mexico State University in 1988 to attend the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Science.

Courses Taught

Public Policy and Administration:Public Policy Analysis, Seminar inPublic Policy, Program Evaluation, Domestic Policy, American Political Issues, Public Budeting, Intergovernmental Relations.
American Politics: American National Government, Urban Politics, Municipal Government, Electoral Politics, Seminar in American Politics.
Quantitative Analysis: Political Inquiry I and II, Research Methods in Government, Computer Applications.

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