I. Academic/Professional Background TEXAS STATE VITA A. Name: William Henry DeSoto Title: Associate Professor of Political Science B. Educational Background Degree Year University Major Thesis/Dissertation Ph.D. 1990 UW-Madison Political Science M.A. 1984 UW-Madison Political Science B.A. 1983 UW-Madison Political Science C. University Experience Position University Dates Associate Professor Texas State University 1997-2017 Assistant Professor Southwest Texas State University 1990-1997 D. Relevant Professional Experience Position Entity Dates E. Other Professional Credentials (licensure, certification, etc.) Position Entity Dates II. TEACHING A.Teaching Honors and Awards Alpha Chi Favorite Professor: 2002, 2015 B. Courses Taught: 1309- Introduction to Political Science 2310- Principles of American Government 2320- Functions of American Government 3306- Religion and American Public Life 3319- Metropolitan Politics 3331- American Political Thought 4322-Introduction to Public Policy. 4320- Issues and Interest Groups 5322- State and Local Intergovernmental Relations 5323- Municipal Intergovernmental Relations 5350- Problems in American Politics C. Graduate Theses/Dissertations or Exit Committees (if supervisor, please indicate): Robert Bexar, MA Thesis Committee Austin Matthews, MA Thesis Page 1 of 7
D. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development: E. Funded External Teaching Grants and Contracts: F. Submitted, but not Funded, External Teaching Grants and Contracts: G. Funded Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts: H. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Teaching Grants and Contracts: I. Other: III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE A. Works in Print 1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate) a. Scholarly Monographs: 1995. The Politics of Business Organizations: Understanding the Role of State Chambers of Commerce. The University Press of America. b. Textbooks: c. Edited Books: d. Chapters in Books: 2005. "Chambers of Commerce" in Handbook on Interest Groups, Clive S. Thomas, Editor. Greenwood Press e. Creative Books: 2. Articles a.. Refereed Journal Articles 15. Pino, Nathan, Hassan Tajalli, Chad L. Smith, and William De Soto. Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use by College Students for Recreational and Instrumental Purposes: Assessing the Differences. Journal of Drug Issues. Page 2 of 7
14. De Soto, William and Hassan Tajalli. 2016. "How Do College Students in Ukraine and the United States View Criminal Offenders?" International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 40 (4): 347-361 13. De Soto, William. 2016. Orestes Brownson s Quarrel With American Individualism. Catholic Social Science Review. 21: 71-84. 12. De Soto, William, Hassan Tajalli, and Alison Villareal. 2016. Do International Studies Students have a Broader Global Awareness than Other College Students? Journal of Political Science Education. 12 (2): 216-229. 11. De Soto, William, Hassan Tajalli, Chad Smith, and Nathan Pino. 2014. College Students and Alcohol Use: A Test of Social Learning, Strain, and Acculturation Theories. World Medical and Health Policy. 6 (3): 262-279. 10. Tajalli, Hassan, William De Soto, and Angela Dozier. 2013. Determinants of Punitive Attitudes of College Students Toward Criminal Offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 24 (3): 339-356 9. De Soto, William, Cynthia Opheim and Hassan Tajalli. 2006. Power, Professionalism, and Independence in the Office of Mayor. State and Local Government Review. 38 (3): 156-164. 8. De Soto, William, Hassan Tajalli and Kay Hofer. 2001. Health Care in Rural Texas. Policy Studies Journal. 29 (1): 154-164 7. De Soto, William and Hassan Tajalli. 1999. Meeting the Challenge: State Revenue Raising in the 1980s. International Journal of Public Administration. 22 (11-12): 1705-20. 6. De Soto, William, Cynthia Opheim and Hassan Tajalli. 1999. Apples and Oranges? Comparing the Attitudes of Public Policy versus Public Administration Students. American Review of Public Administration. 29 (1): 77-91. 5. De Soto, William. 1995. Interest Groups in South Carolina. The Journal of Political Science. 24: 133-152 4. De Soto, William. 1995. Cities in State Politics. State and Local Government Review. 27: 188-194. 3. De Soto, William and Richard Castillo. 1995. Texas Police and Civil Service. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 15: 98-104. 2. De Soto, William. 1995. A New Force in School Politics: The Texas Business Education Coalition. Education. 1. De Soto, William. 1994. The Growth of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Since 1980. Comparative State Politics. 15 (5): 6-11. Page 3 of 7
b. Non-refereed Articles: 3. Conference Proceedings a. Refereed Conference Proceedings: b. Non-refereed: De Soto, William, and Hassan Tajalli. 2016. Do Latino and African American Students Have a Different View of Criminal Offenders than Anglo Students? Fourth Annual International Conference on the Social Sciences. Barcelona, Spain. Issue 4: pps. 58-62. 4. Abstracts: 5. Reports: 6. Book Reviews: Review of James Thomas Tucker, The Battle Over Bilingual Ballots: Language Minorities and Political Access Under the Voting Rights Act. Appeared in American Review of Politics. 2011. 7. Other: B. Works not in Print 1..Papers Presented at Professional Meetings: Policing in Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the United States. Delivered at the Conference on Crime and Justice in the Global South at Cairns, Australia. July 10-13 th, 2017. How Do Ethnic Minority College Students View Criminal Offenders? Delivered at the International Academic Conference on the Social Sciences at Barcelona, Spain, July 2016. The Role of Religion on an American University. Delivered at the Religious Studies, the Liberal Arts, and the Public University Conference at San Marcos, Texas. April 11, 2015. Hellfire Nation and President Lincoln: Helping Students Understand Lincoln s Religious Rhetoric. Delivered with Rodolfo Hernandez at Delivered at the Religious Studies, the Liberal Arts, and the Public University Conference at San Marcos, Texas. April 11, 2015. The Social Context of Student Consumption of Alcohol. American Political Science Association Short Course on Alcohol and Policy. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. August 27-August 30, 2014 "Patterns of Conflict: Trends in the Austin City Council". Delivered at the Southwest Society of Science Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico March 12-16, 2007. Page 4 of 7
"City Council Elections in Texas," Delivered at the Southwest Society of Science Association Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas March 13-17, 2006. "Mayors of Color and the Problem of Poverty." Delivered at the American Political Science Meeting. Chicago, IL. August 31-Sept. 4, 1995. "Meeting the Challenge: State Revenue Raising in the 1990s." Delivered at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 5-8, 1995. Pennsylvania Business and the Dilemmas of Pluralism." Delivered at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting. Atlanta, GA. November 2-5, 1994. "Cities in State Politics." Delivered at the American Political Science Association Meeting. New York, NY. September 1-4, 1994. "Uneasy Partners: Employers and Educational Reform." Delivered at the Midwest Political Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 12-14, 1994. "Can States be Trusted to Protect Their Environments?" Delivered at the Southwest Social Science Association Meeting. San Antonio, TX. March 24-26, 1994. "Texas Lawyers and the Mobilization of Interests." Delivered at the American Political Science Association Meeting. Washington, D.C. September 2-4, 1993. "Are Cities Genuinely Groupless? A Reconsideration of the Peterson Hypothesis." Delivered at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 9-11, 1992. "The Political Position of Business in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin." Delivered at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. April 18-20, 1991. "A Test of Two Hypotheses: The Case of State and Local Chambers of Commerce." Delivered at the Southwest Social Science Association Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. March 27-30, 1991. 2. Invited Talks, Lectures, Presentations: "Life in Rural America", December 21, 2005. University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain. 3. Consultancies: 4. Workshops: 5. Other: C. Grants and Contracts Page 5 of 7
1. Funded External Grants and Contracts: FULBRIGHT 2005 Lecture Grant, Slovak Agriculture University, Fall 2005 Fulbright 2012 Lecture Grant. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Spring 2012. 2. Submitted, but not Funded, External Grants and Contracts: 3. Funded Internal Grants and Contracts: -Alkek Library Grant, $750, Spring, 2002 -SWT Research Enhancement Grant, $450, Fall, 1995 -Alkek Library Grant, $260, Spring, 1993 -SWT Research Enhancement Grant, $2,006, Spring, 1992 4. Submitted, but not Funded, Internal Grants and Contracts: D. Fellowships, Awards, Honors: -Alpha Chi Favorite Professor 2002; 2015 -Black Student Association Favorite Professor (2002) -Visiting Scholar at the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research of the University of Michigan. 8/91 through 9/91. IV. SERVICE A. University: Alumni Servey Group, 1999-2000 Suspension Appeals Committee, (8/00) Research Enhancement Grant Liberal Arts Review Group, 1998-1999 Student Commencement Speaker Committee, 7/16/97; 7/14/99 Member of Task Force on Improving Greek Academic Performance, 1993-1994 Student Mentor, 1992-1999 Faculty Advisor for Kappa Sigma Fraternity, 1992-1993 Faculty Advisor for Triathlon Club Faculty Advisor for Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 2010-11 Faculty Advisor for Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society, 2004-2010 Faculty Advisor for Cycling Club, 2009-2011 Faculty Advisor for League of Latin American Citizens student chapter, 2010-2011 Faculty Learning Community for Globalization Member, 2014-15 B. Departmental: Page 6 of 7
Library Representative, 1991-2002 Meet the Professors (numerous tapings) Correspondence students: five Independent Study: Karen Fritsch (12/99), Teresa Nguwyn (8/00) C. Community: San Marcos Parks and Recreation Board San Marcos Ethics Commission Chair, 2014-2016 San Marcos League of Women Voters Board Member 2001- San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission 2001- San Marcos Citizens Review Commission 2000-2001 Member of San Marcos Library Board 1999-2001 Chair of City Charter Review Commission 1999-2000 KSPL Radio Station Election Commentator, 11/3/92 D. Professional: E. Organizations 1. Honorary: 2. Professional: American Political Science Association Member, 1990-1996; 2014-2016 Updated 8/14/2017 Page 7 of 7