Brittany Jean Taylor

Brittany Jean Taylor is a senior research associate at the Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health at the Georgia Health Policy Center. She is a trained sociologist with expertise in qualitative, mixed methods, and behavioral risk surveillance research. She also brings research experience with HIV/AIDS prevention, co-occurring substance misuse and HIV diagnoses, behavioral risk factors among youth, and youth homelessness. Her research foci include harm reduction with substance misuse, intersectional solutions to health inequities, and health outcomes among LGBTQ youth of color.

Taylor leads the evaluation portfolio on youth and parent peer support and supports research and evaluation of the Recovery Support Clubhouse model. She also co-leads the Advancing LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity project that uses theater-based trainings to enhance LGBTQ+ inclusivity among the youth and adolescent substance use workforce. Additional projects include evaluation for the Georgia Parent Support Network and available behavioral treatment options for children with ADHD.

Her contributions have appeared in the Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development: Childhood & Adolescence, PLOS One, and the Journal of Youth Development.