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Amanda Taggart serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Teacher Education & Leadership at Utah State University's Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, with her office located in EDUC 396, Logan, Utah. Her academic role focuses on advancing educational equity through research and teaching within the college's teacher preparation framework.
Dr. Taggart's research program centers on Latinx student experiences across educational contexts, investigating how cultural values, equitable treatment, and institutional structures shape academic achievement, college aspirations, and STEM persistence. Her work spans K-12 schools, community colleges, and Hispanic-serving institutions, emphasizing cultural discontinuity, co-enrollment patterns, and mathematics' role in STEM retention. Key themes include the influence of educación as a cultural concept, discriminatory experiences in college choice, and community college success programs.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2013-2024) reveals consistent thematic focus on Latinx educational trajectories. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological diversity through syntheses, empirical studies, and policy analyses, with recurring emphasis on transfer dynamics, principal leadership effects, and culturally responsive frameworks. The research collectively addresses systemic barriers while highlighting resilience factors in underrepresented student populations.