Prof. Jacquelyn Taylor named Nurse Researcher of the Year by GNY Black Nurses Association

Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN, the Vernice D. Ferguson Professor in Health Equity at NYU Meyers, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Nurse Researcher of the Year award by the Greater New York Black Nurses Association. The award, which recognizes Taylor’s contributions to the field of nursing research, was presented to her on Saturday, June 15.

Taylor's research focuses on the interaction of omics and social factors that contribute to health disparities for common chronic conditions among underrepresented minority populations in the United States and abroad. Her current NIH-funded R01 research examines the gene-environment and DNAm-environment interactions of perceived racism and discrimination, parenting stress, and maternal mental health on blood pressure on African American mothers and their young children.