Lauren Taylor, PhD, MPH, MDiv

Lauren A. Taylor is an assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she is jointly appointed in the Division of Healthcare Delivery Science and the Division of Medical Ethics. Dr. Taylor primarily studies US health care through an organizational lens, applying theoretical frameworks from business ethics and political philosophy to the normative analysis of managerial and policy dilemmas. At NYU, she teaches health policy and leadership courses to masters and undergraduate students.Lauren co-authored a path-breaking book titled The American Health Care Paradox, which argued for more attention to be paid to role of social determinants of health and has become required reading at medical and public health schools across the country. Lauren’s current work focuses on organizational theory and strategy in the integration of health care and social services. Lauren earned a Bachelors and Masters in Public Health from Yale University and a Masters of Divinity and PhD in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University.