Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work explores the downstream consequences of violence and gender inequality. Taylor has professional expertise in the Eastern European region, formerly serving in both the U.S. Air Force and as an independent journalist in Ukraine. Her work appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Comparative Political Studies. Her research is public facing, being covered by news outlets such as Science Daily and the Kyiv Post. Her research has been supported by the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy.