Monica Taylor

Associate Professor of Instruction
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Office
1800 N Broad St

Biography

Dr. Monica Taylor is a graduate of the University of Maine where she earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. She received her master’s degree from East Stroudsburg University in clinical exercise physiology, specializing in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. Taylor worked as a clinical exercise physiologist and a strength and conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point prior to earning her PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Taylor has an extensive history of working in academia as a professor and program director and supporting the community through her work. She has spearheaded outreach projects to educate high school students about potential careers in the allied health industry and her Early STEAM program working in local Philadelphia elementary schools to introduce young students to science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM).

Dr. Taylor will teach undergraduate and graduate courses throughout the College of Public Health and serve as a graduate program director in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Education

  • PhD, Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh
  • MS, Clinical Exercise Physiology, East Stroudsburg University
  • BS, Kinesiology, University of Maine

Curriculum Vitae 

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

KINS 1203

Introduction to Exercise and Sport Science

Undergraduate

KINS 2205

Exercise Assessment and Programming

Undergraduate

KINS 4335

Clinical Exercise Physiology

Undergraduate

KINS 9785

Internship in Kinesiology

Graduate

HPM 9289

MPH Fieldwork I

Graduate

HPM 9389

MPH Fieldwork II

Graduate

HRPR 1001

Public Health: The Way We Live, Work and Play

Undergraduate