Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor

Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on intersections of gender, race, and sexuality in contexts like sexual exploitation, cosmetic surgery tourism, and anti-trafficking policies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Leicester (2001).

Key research areas include:

• Commercial sexual exchanges and sex tourism
• Cosmetic surgery tourism marketing discourses
• Racial disparities in maternal care systems
• Policy responses to child sex tourism

Recent projects include a British Academy-funded study on business responses to child sex tourism and a European Research Council project on cosmetic surgery tourism between the UK and Australia. She currently co-leads research on ethnic disparities in maternal healthcare across Finland, Spain, UK, and Germany.

Professional Contributions:

• Advisor to EU trafficking initiatives and The Breast Implant Registry
• Member of Nuffield Council of Ethics
• Speaker at Commonwealth governmental conferences
• Media commentator on beauty standards, sex work, and race

Teaching: Leads undergraduate modules on Sociology and Race/Ethnicity studies, and supervises PhD students in gender/race/sexuality research.