Taylor Dunlap is a Research Associate at AcademyHealth, where she works with health equity research grantees through two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation leadership programs: the Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) and Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL). In her role, she helps build skills and capacity for translating research findings into meaningful changes within the health care system. Taylor serves on the Restorative Justice Committee for the IRL program, advancing principles of justice and equity within the program’s research community and curriculum. Along with her work with the HPRS and IRL programs, she supports several key initiatives. She contributes to the Advancing Research on High-Value, Equitable Care initiative, funded by the Donaghue Foundation, as well as the Advancing Research on Trust initiative, a collaborative effort between AcademyHealth and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation. Additionally, Taylor works with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to promote the uptake and adoption of evidence-based practices in clinical decision-making. She manages newsletters for several of these initiatives and participates on the Social Committee to help foster a strong interprofessional community at AcademyHealth.
Prior to joining AcademyHealth, Taylor worked as an Executive Assistant with the accredited Kansas City Health Department on initiatives aimed at addressing environmental drivers of gun violence, and then as a Research Assistant at the Mid-America Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) where she assisted with the implementation of trauma-informed care protocols at local safety net hospitals. She later accepted the position of Program Manager with Sertoma, Inc., a national not-for-profit dedicated to auditory health. Taylor earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.