Graduate Research Assistant

Taylor is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society at George Mason University, and currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant at The Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!). Her research interests include corrections, victimology, social inequalities, and the intersection of health and the criminal justice system.

Degrees

• Ph.D. (expected May 2022) Criminology, Law & Society – George Mason University
• M.A. (expected December 2019) Criminology, Law & Society – George Mason University
• B.S. Criminal Justice – York College of Pennsylvania
• B.S. Psychology – York College of Pennsylvania

Research Interests

• Corrections
• Prison culture
• Solitary confinement
• Organizational culture
• Victimology
• Social inequalities
• Public policy
• The intersection of health and the criminal justice system

Current Projects

• Changing the Hole Mind: Living and Working in Solitary Confinement During Reform, PI: Dr. Danielle S. Rudes
• Together Alone: Organizational Change and Perceptions of Punishment, Risk & Health for those Living and Working in Solitary Confinement, PI: Dr. Danielle S. Rudes