Dr. Travis N. Taylor is the Senior Market Research Manager at the Center for Excellence in Polling, a project of the non-partisan think tank, the Foundation for Government Accountability. In this role, he oversees all of FGA’s internal market research projects, including public opinion polling and focus groups. In addition, he is the President and Chief Research Officer of Strategic Insights Research, LLC, a professional research group that conducts market research for political, policy, faith-based, and legal teams to help drive strategic decision-making.

Dr. Taylor earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Kentucky, with a focus on public opinion, state judicial elections, and criminal justice policy. His academic research focused on the policy implications of public opinion and judicial elections in the states. More broadly, he is interested in research on political campaigns, especially in state and local campaigns, and in voter and elite behavior. He is also interested in researching the political consultancy, political psychology, and state elections policy. Dr. Taylor held instructional positions at the University of Kentucky, the George Washington University, and New York University, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in political science and applied politics.

In addition to the Ph.D., Dr. Taylor holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from UK (August 2019), a Master’s Degree in Political Management from the George Washington University (May 2014), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Louisiana (December 2010), and had a successful career as a campaign consultant and legislative staffer.

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