Stephanie L. Taylor

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Social Scientist
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Education

Ph.D. in sociomedical sciences, Columbia University

Overview

Biography

Stephanie Taylor is a social scientist with the RAND Corporation. As a public health and health services researcher, she examines how contextual factors (i.e., neighborhoods, health care settings, etc.) are related to health and health service utilization in issues such as patient safety, HIV care, mental health care, physical activity and nutrition. Taylor's interests also include examining racial/ethnic disparities in health and service utilization, focusing on how contexts can contribute to those disparities.

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Taylor SL , Ridgely S, Greenberg MD, Sorbero ME, Teleki SS, Damberg CL, Farley DO., "Experiences of AHRQ-Funded Projects That Implemented Practices for Safer Patient Care," Health Services Research, 2009

Taylor SL, Collins R, Elliott MN, Ringel J, Kanouse DE, and Beckman R., "The Relationships Between States' DUI Policies and HIV-Positive Persons' Drinking," AIDS & Behavior, 2009

Ryan G, Taylor S, Martinez H., Cohen D, "Food Beliefs and Behaviors Among Minnesotans: An Exploratory Study," RAND DRR-4433-BCBS, 2008

Taylor SL, Leibowitz A, Simon PA, Grusky O., "Neighborhood effects of HIV testing: a multi-level analysis," AIDS & Behavior, 2007

Taylor SL, Fremont A, Jain A, McLaughlin R, Peterson E, Ferguson B., Lurie N, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Perspectives of Cardiovascular Surgeons," Annals Thoracic Surgery, 2006

Taylor SL, Burnam MA, Sherbourne C, Andersen R, Cunningham WE, "The relationship between type of mental health provider and met and unmet needs in a nationally representative sample of HIV positive patients," J Behav Health Serv Research, 2004

Taylor SL, Lurie N, "The role of culturally competent communication in reducing ethnic and racial health care disparities," Am J Managed Care., 2004

Publications

A Framework for Classifying Patient Safety Practices: Results from an Expert Consensus Process - 2011

Advancing the Science of Patient Safety - 2011

Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Clinical Practice: The Role of Organizations in Addressing Clinician Barriers - 2011

Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Clinical Practice: A Role for Community Clinicians - 2011

How Does Context Affect Interventions to Improve Patient Safety? An Assessment of Evidence from Studies of Five Patient Safety Practices and Proposals for Research - 2011

Prioritizing "psychological" Consequences for Disaster Preparedness and Response: A Framework for Addressing the Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Effects of Patient Surge in Large-Scale Disasters - 2011

Reengineering the Clinical Research Enterprise to Involve More Community Clinicians - 2011

The Role of Theory in Research to Develop and Evaluate the Implementation of Patient Safety Practices - 2011

What Context Features Might Be Important Determinants of the Effectiveness of Patient Safety Practice Interventions? - 2011

Year of the Air Force Family: 2009 Survey of Active-Duty Spouses - 2011

Off-Premise Alcohol Sales Policies, Drinking, and Sexual Risk Among People Living with HIV - 2010

Analysis of Risk Communication Strategies and Approaches with At-Risk Populations to Enhance Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: Final Report - 2009

Experiences of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality-Funded Projects That Implemented Practices for Safer Patient Care - 2009

Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa - 2009

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Final Report -- Evaluation Report IV - 2008

Enhancing Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Management for Vulnerable Populations: Task 4: Compendium of Risk Communications - 2008

Enhancing Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Management for Vulnerable Populations: Task 3: Literature Review - 2008

The Relationships Between States' DUI Penalties and HIV-positive Adults' Drinking Behaviors - 2008

Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation and Dissemination Evaluation Report III (2004-2005) - 2007

Availability of High School Extracurricular Sports Programs and High-Risk Behaviors - 2007

Formative Evaluation of Antiretroviral Therapy Scale-Up Efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa - 2007

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Among People with HIV: Lessons from HCSUS - 2007

Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Psychological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency - 2007

Preparing Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Staff to Respond to Hospitals and Clinics Following Large-Scale Emergencies - 2007

The Associations of Gender, Sexual Identity and Competing Needs with Healthcare Utilization Among People with HIV/AIDS - 2007

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Perspectives of Cardiovascular Surgeons - 2006

ZIP Code Correlates of HIV-testing: A Multi-Level Analysis in Los Angeles - 2006

Do Cardiologists Perceive Racial or Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Heart Patients? Results of A RAND Survey - 2005

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care: The Perspectives of Cardiologists - 2005

Scope of HIV Risk and Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems Among Young Adults: Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use - 2005

After School Activities, Overweight, and Obesity Among Inner City Youth - 2004

The Relationship Between Type of Mental Health Provider and Met and Unmet Mental Health Needs in a Nationally Representative Sample of HIV-positive Patients - 2004

The Role of Culturally Competent Communication in Reducing Ethnic and Racial Healthcare Disparities - 2004

Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases During Preparticipation Sports Examination of High School Adolescents - 2003

When and Where Do Youths Have Sex? The Potential Role of Adult Supervision - 2002