Jacquelyn Y. Taylor

Jacquelyn Y. Taylor is the Helen F. Pettit Professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing. She serves as Founding Executive Director of the Center for Research on People of Color and the Kathleen Hickey Endowed Lectureship on Cardiovascular Care. Her roles include Senior Advisor to the Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center and leadership in multiple NIH-funded research initiatives.

• BSN, MSN, PhD in Nursing from Wayne State University
• Fellowships at Georgetown University and Washington University in St. Louis

Taylor's research focuses on cardiovascular genomics and epigenetics in marginalized populations, particularly African American women. Her work explores:

• Gene-environment interactions in hypertension and cardiometabolic disease
• Impact of racial discrimination and trauma on DNA methylation
• Design of precision health interventions for stress reduction (RiSE Study)
• Intergenerational health outcomes through the InterGEN cohort
• Structural determinants of health disparities

Recent publications analyze:

• Epigenetic aging in African American mothers
• Neighborhood deprivation effects on mental health
• Genomic nursing strategies for health equity
• SDOH interventions in stroke recovery

Scientific accolades include:

• PECASE Award (2017) from President Obama
• National Academy of Medicine member (2019)
• Mentor of the Year (2021)
• Multiple NIH grants (R38, U01, R01s, U54, T32s)

She leads pipeline programs for diverse genomics workforce development and chairs the Genetic Healthcare Expert Panel. Her CRPC center fosters interdisciplinary research on racial health disparities.