Hill Taylor

Hill Taylor is a Teaching Professor in the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor and Director of Writing at Oregon Health & Science University, where he co-founded OHSU Writes, an interprofessional health sciences writing initiative. His expertise integrates composition theory, medical humanities, and environmental studies.

Education:

• PhD Education & Cultural Studies Certificate, UNC Chapel Hill (2005)
• MSLS, UNC Chapel Hill (2010)
• MA English, UNC Wilmington (1998)
• MBA, UNC Wilmington (1994)
• BA English & Management, North Carolina State University (1992)

Research Focus: Taylor's work bridges environmental justice, medical humanities, and writing pedagogy. His scholarship examines how writing practices shape ecological awareness, health narratives, and disciplinary communication. Key themes include ecocritical analysis of urban spaces, narrative medicine frameworks for clinical training, and writing-across-the-curriculum strategies for STEM fields.

Publication Trends: Taylor's articles demonstrate sustained engagement with spatial justice, climate rhetoric, and institutional writing cultures. Earlier works analyze writing programs at minority-serving institutions, while recent publications investigate climate activism in composition studies. Encyclopedic contributions reflect his expertise in Oregon's environmental policy.