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Email: taylo429@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-2949
Office:
246 Hanley Hall
1202 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
IN 47907
Zoe Taylor
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science
Co-Director, HHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Science Consortium
HHS Signature Research Area(s)
- Developmental Health and Wellness
- Sustainable Organizations and Thriving Communities
Department of Human Development and Family Science Research Area(s)
- Culture and Diversity
- Health and Well-Being
Biography
My research program broadly examines risk and resilience processes in vulnerable youth and their families. Grounded in a bio-ecological and family systems framework, the central goal of this research program is to identify resilience factors that promote the healthy development of youth and children despite the adversity they experience. My primary line of research is focused on how Latinx children and adolescents cope with stress, and the effects of stress on physical and mental health and well-being. In particular, I am interested in addressing the effects of culturally relevant stressors on Latinx youth’s mental health, specifically depression and anxiety, as well as factors that buffer them from stress. My work also addresses the challenges facing Latinx children of migrant farmworker families, a sub-population of Latinx children that are at significantly high risk of maladjustment and poor health. Broadly, I am interested in how individuals and families succeed, stay healthy, and do well despite hardships, transitions and challenge. My research has been externally funded by the National Institute of Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD) and the Spencer Foundation, and internally funded by the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), the Kinley Trust, the Center For Families (CFF), and the Agricultural Research and Extension Leading to Economic Development in Indiana Agriculture and Rural Communities (AgSEED).
Education
- Ph.D. 2011, University of California, Davis
Websites
- Purdue Puentes Project
- Resilient Families Lab
- Center for Families
- HHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Science Consortium
Social Media Accounts
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Co-Director, HHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Science Consortium
- Purdue Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Mentor
- Horizons Faculty Mentor
- Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Mentor
- Colombia Purdue Partnership Mentor
Current Courses
- HDFS 210 - Introduction to Human Development
- HDFS 332 - Stress and Coping in Contemporary Families
- HDFS 280 - Diversity in Individual and Family Life Summer 2020
- HDFS 590 - Global Perspectives on Human Development
Selected Honors/Awards
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar/Fulbright-Schuman European Union Affairs Program - October 2021- February 2022
- Lorene Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families/Center for Families at Purdue University - April 8, 2021
- Kontos Faculty Fellow, Center for Families, Purdue University - 2017- 2018
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Loan Repayment Program (LRP) - 2012-2018
Selected Grants
- Co-Principal Investigator, Mental and Physical Health in Children of Latino Migrant Farm Workers: A Multi-Level Longitudinal Examination of Risk and Resilience Factors. National Institute on Minority Health Disparities (R01 MD014187). Yumary Ruiz and Zoe Taylor (MPI). Period: 2020-2025. Total: $3,138,472.00
- Principal Investigator, Mental Health and Well-Being in Midwestern Latino Youth: A Resilience Approach. United States Department of Agriculture Hatch Award. Period: 2017-2022
- Co-Principal Investigator, An Examination of Educational Outcomes in Children of Latino Migrant Farmworker Families in Rural Indiana. Spencer Foundation. Yumary Ruiz and Zoe Taylor (MPI). Period: 2016-17. Total: $50,000
Professional Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health Study Section standing member, Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention (PDRP). 2021-present
- Consulting Editor, Journal of Family Psychology. 2017-present
- Consulting Editor, Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development. 2019-present
- Consulting Editor, Journal of Early Adolescence. 2022-present