Abraham Taylor

Abraham Taylor, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. His research spans two distinct fields: infectious diseases and arachnid behavioral ecology. His work has addressed clinical aspects of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections while also examining predator-prey interactions influencing mating behaviors in wolf spiders (Pardosa milvina). Taylor has contributed peer-reviewed research since 2005, with notable publications in Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice and Journal of Arachnology.

Research interests include antibiotic resistance mechanisms, clinical management of infectious diseases, and the evolutionary implications of predation risk on arachnid reproductive strategies. His spider behavior studies investigate how perceived predation influences male courtship rituals and copulatory success in lycosid spiders.