Dr. Tad Conner came to Boise State University in 2012 to teach in the Master of Public Administration Program. He completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma earlier that year where he concentrated on public administration, public policy, and American politics. He also has an MPA from New Mexico State University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Concord University. Dr. Conner's dissertation was titled "Collaboration and Indian Education: Exploring the Relationship Between Tribes and Public Schools", and his research interests include collaborative public management, bureaucratic politics, intergovernmental relations, education policy, tribal politics and administration, and race and ethnic politics. He serves as a reviewer for Business and Politics, and Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, and as a co-editor for Indigenous Policy Journal. He also maintains memberships in the American, Midwest, Oklahoma, and Southwest Political Science Associations, and the Western Social Science Association.
Articles
Indian Gaming and Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans: Socio-Economic Determinants of Policy Adoption (with William A. Taggart), The Social Science Journal (2013)
As the Indian gaming industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two decades, tribes...
Assessing the Impact of Indian Gaming on American Indian Nations: Is the House Winning? (with William A. Taggart), Social Science Quarterly (Forthcoming) (2012)
Indian Gaming and Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans: A Case of “Play to Pay” (with William A. Taggart), Gaming Law Review and Economics (2011)
Since enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988, American Indian gaming has...
Accountability, Affordability, Access: A Review of the Recent Trends in Higher Education Policy Research (with Thomas M. Rabovsky), Policy Studies Journal (2011)
The following research note surveys the most recent literature published in the past two years...
A Research Note on Indian Gaming in California: Shifting Strategies in a Bad Economy, Indigenous Policy Journal (2010)
The following research note investigates the Indian gaming industry in the Golden State of California,...
Presentations
Exploring the Impact of Information on Preferences Toward Federal Indian Policy in America (with Tyler Johnson and Alisa Hicklin), Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2011)
Studies suggest that information can have an influential effect on the preferences of mass publics,...