Morris Taylor
Dr. Morris Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He earned his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University in Public Policy Analysis & Administration with a specialization in Social Jurisprudence. Since 1997 at SIUE, he has taught courses in public management, policy analysis, public law, program evaluation, ethics, homeland security, and public safety. Before his academic career, he was an administrator with the Social Security Administration in St. Louis, Missouri. He has also served as a St. Louis City and St. Louis County police officer during the 1970s and senior claims representative/litigation negotiator for the State Farm Insurance Companies. From 2004-2005, he was selected to serve as the Ira Glasser Racial Justice Fellow for the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, where he investigated and researched racial profiling and police misconduct. Dr. Taylor’s research interests include police organizations, ethics, administrative law, intergovernmental relations, and civic engagement. He also serves as an editor for the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy; a member of the United States Attorneys Hate Crime Task Force for Eastern Missouri; Board of Directors for St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) emeritus; ACLU of Eastern Missouri, and numerous other public policy-focused organizations. Some examples of his research include Public Administration: An Inefficient Pursuit and Why Public Law Makes It So, Quasi Theory and Data Mining: Implications for Policy Analysis, Management, and Executive Decision-Making, and Municipal Bankruptcy: Implications for Distressed Communities with Spillover Effects. Dr. Taylor formerly served as Department Chair for six years, Chairman of the University Planning and Budgeting Committee for four years, and most recently served as Vice Chancellor for Administration and CFO (2020-2022) before returning to the Department of Public Administration & Policy Analysis.
