Catherine Taylor

Catherine Taylor is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), affiliated with the College of Letters and Science. Previously, she held a joint appointment as Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University.

Her research focuses on gender, work dynamics, health outcomes, reproductive issues, and methodologies including survey design, experimental approaches, and biomarker analysis for stress. Teaching specialties include Sociology of Health, Survey Methods, and Sociology of Gender.

No academic awards or specific grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. Her professional profile emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration across sociology, gender studies, and public health domains.