Biography and expertise
Will Moravits is a lecturer of political science at Texas State University and has previously taught for Texas A&M University at San Antonio, St. Philip’s College, and Northeast Lakeview College. A former high school teacher, he was also a police officer for the City of San Marcos, Texas, having graduated as the Top Cadet from the 77th Basic Training Academy of the University of Texas at Austin. Moravits has over sixty hours of dynamic active shooter response training, including 16 hours from ALERRT. His publications include research on lone wolf terrorism in the Journal of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism and the Amazon bestseller, The Blue Divide: Policing and Race in America. He has written articles for Law Enforcement Today and Minding the Campus. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Texas State University, as well as a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. He is a native of Uvalde, Texas.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Public Policy and Administration
Walden University, 2017
Master's Degree
MA in Political Science
Texas State University, 2013
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Psychology
Texas A&M University, 2000
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Moravits, W. P. C. (2022). The Blue Divide: Policing and Race in America. Houndstooth Press.
- Moravits, W. P. C. (n.d.). Review of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, and Jesus Christ. Catholic Social Science Review.
- Moravits, W. P. C. (n.d.). The Nuclear Family is the Key to Closing Educational Gaps. Retrieved from https://mindingthecampus.org/2024/06/19/the-nuclear-family-is-the-key-to-closing-educational-gaps/
- Moravits, W. P. C. (n.d.). A Closer Look at the Founders’ Perspectives on Slavery. Retrieved from https://mindingthecampus.org/2024/03/22/a-closer-look-at-the-founders-perspectives-on-slavery/
- Moravits, W. P. C. (n.d.). The (Mis)Education of Religion and the American Founding. Retrieved from https://mindingthecampus.org/2024/02/20/the-miseducation-of-religion-and-the-american-founding/