Taylor Walker
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Communication
School of Public Health
Department of Institute for Public and Preventive Health
Administration
Department of Institute for Public and Preventive Health
Education
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MA, Communication, Journalism and
University of Cincinnati, 2017
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BA, Physiological Psychology/Psych
Ohio University, 2015
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BS, Communication, Journalism and
Ohio University, 2015
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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COMM 4950
Adv Spec Topics in Comm
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COMM 3650
Health Communication
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COMM 3500
Intercultural Communication
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COMM 2020
Introduction to Research
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WGST 4120
Gender & Communication
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COMM 4120
Gender and Communication
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COMM 1110
Public Speaking
Teaching Interests
Research Methods, Health Communication, Gender Communication
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- 20/20 vision: Osteopathic medical students and educators set the pandemic to verse. , 2022
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
- “Tell me more…” Six-word stories as a start., 2022
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Research Interests
I view my scholarship at the nexus of health communication, organizational communication, and interdisciplinary studies (e.g., medicine, women, gender and sexuality). My program of research has primarily focused how embodied differences and identities are constructed, shaped, and constrained through storytelling and organizing practices. Generally, I am interested in how storytelling and difference are central to the processes surrounding producing and circulating meanings about health, healthcare, organizing, and bodies. In particular, I explore how health, healing, and identities are embodied and storied, with the capacities to promote dialogue and action toward social and organizational change, particularly within the confines of healthcare.
