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Danica Taylor, M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Lecturer
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Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Taylor’s academic interests focus on maternal and child health, with an emphasis on how policy influences health behaviors and outcomes. Her research examines prenatal substance use and the structural and policy-level factors that shape decision-making in this population. She also studies barriers to breastfeeding among first-time mothers, integrating both quantitative and qualitative methods—insights she brings into the classroom to engage students in evidence-based, policy-informed public health learning.
Division
Public Health Sciences
Undergraduate School
B.S., Anthropology, UC Davis, Davis CA 2010
Other School
M.S., Biomedical Science, Regis University, Denver CO 2012
Other School
M.P.H., Community Health, Touro University, Vallejo CA 2015
Other School
Ph.D., Nursing Science, UC Davis, Davis CA 2020
Excellence in Transformative Research, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, 2020,
Taylor DL, Bell JF, Drake C, Adams S. Factors associated with Cannabis use During the Reproductive Cycle: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of Women living in States with Recreational and Medical Cannabis Legalization, Child Health Journal. 2021
Guggenbickler A, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Taylor L. The effectiveness of sex education in reducing adolescent birth rates in rural US communities: A scoping review [Protocol], Open Science Framework. 2025; https://osf.io/39te7/