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