Adrianna Taylor

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Adrianna Taylor

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Social Work

Bio

Dr. Taylor teaches in MSU Denver’s MSW program as a Race Scholar.

Degree

Other in

Simmons University

MSW in Social Work

North Carolina State University

BA in English

North Carolina State University

Published Works

  • Taylor, A., Hood, N. A. (2026). Relational and Structural Trauma among Black Female Youth: Poly-Victimization and Relational Wounds . [Manuscript in preparation]. Children and Youth Services Review.
  • Taylor, A. (2026). Embodied Anti-Racism as Pedagogical Practice: Expanding Concept to Create Critical Classrooms. Hawaii International Conference on Education,
  • Taylor, A. (2025). Military Social Work Case Vignette.. Cambridge University Press,
  • Gamm, E., Gordon, A., Taylor, A. . Black Women’s Experiences of Racial Discrimination in Patient/Provider Communication: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis . Advances in Nursing Science,
  • Cottrell, S. B., Boyce, E., Clockston, M. J., Corvino, A. P., Sullivan, F. A., Taylor, A., Baranski, M. A. (2025). Design Justice: Engagement and Equity in Pedagogy. Springer Nature Publisher ,
  • Garran, A., Currie, N., Burke, J., Farley-Lisenbee, B., Meade, G., Taylor, A. (2025). Chapter Five: The Process of Decolonizing Supervision and Leadership (It Do Take Nerve). (). Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/
  • Taylor, A., Greathouse, T. (2024). Legacy Mentoring: Securing the Future of Black Women in Social Work . The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching, https://doi.org/10.62935/4p5cxu
  • Clockston , M. J., Darnel , L., Retrum , J., Taylor, A., Greathouse, T. (2022). Metamorphosing White Supremacist Organizational Practices: Stages of Liberatory Engagement. [Manuscript submitted for publication].

Research Interests

The Impact of Intergenerational and Historical Trauma on the Relationship Between the Adult Black Mother-Daughter Dyad

Culturally Responsive Care for Black and Brown Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Adaptive Leadership as the Antidote to Institutional Racial Paralysis and Systemic Racism

Teaching Interests

AIP: Clinical Practice
Social Work with Military and Veterans
Power, Oppression, and Privilege Across Practice Contexts
Interpersonal Violence
AIP: Leadership (title revamp pending)