Rural Health Disparities (eBook)

Monica M. Taylor, PhD, MPH, is a faculty member at Colorado State University - Global Campus, and adjunct full professor at the University of Maryland - University College and Franklin University. She holds a PhD in Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University, a Masters in Public Health from Hunter College, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Syracuse University. Since 2010, Dr. Taylor provided instruction to undergraduate-, graduate-, and doctoral-level students in public policy, policy analysis, public health, health services management, and research methods and designed online policy courses for online institutions. She was a health scientist/evaluator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and senior researcher and policy analyst at the Poverty Research Institute at Legal Services of New Jersey. Her current research focuses on income and geographical inequalities; political, social, and planning theories; social justice; social determinants of health, and health disparities. She is the author of four books including The Obesity Epidemic: Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters and Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities, and has published articles and chapters on the political economy, policy theory, and the social determinants of health.