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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health
Expertise:
public health
Contact:
jennifer.a.taylor@drexel.edu
267.359.6060
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Ill-Fitting Gear Puts Female Firefighters at Risk, but That’s Changing
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends, was quoted in a Feb. 21 story from The Verge on recent efforts to improve gear for female firefighters.
Medical Mystery: What Caused Unusual Blisters and Itching on a Boy With Eczema?
Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, authored a Jan. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer “Medical Mystery” column about an eczema patient presenting unusual blisters and itching.
Grieving Drexel Scientists Complete Murdered Colleague’s Study of Assaults on First Responders
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an Aug. 20 Philadelphia Inquirer article about her team’s most recent research into assaults of first responders and the judicial process following those incidents. The findings offer three solutions aimed at giving justice to victims.
New Tool Looks to Curb Extreme Risks Taken by Firefighters
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, discussed in a July 7 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) segment some health and safety risks firefighters experience on the job, and efforts by her team to measure the safety culture of fire departments.
Health workers are under attack around the world. Here's how bad it's getting.
Joe Amon, PhD, a clinical professor, and Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor, both in the Dornsife School of Public Health, co-authored an op-ed, about violence against health care workers, that ran in The Philadelphia Inquirer on May 28.
Under Attack: When First Responders are Hurt
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was featured in a Feb. 8 WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story about first responders being attacked by those they are trying to help.
Drexel Conference Focuses on How to Keep EMTs Safe From Violence
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a July 16Philly Voice story about a conference she organized for fire departments to create a new checklist to help prevent and cope with violence that emergency medical workers face on the job.
Medical Mystery: The Toddler Who Walked Like an Old Man
Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the College of Medicine, wrote an April 13 "Medical Mystery" for The Philadelphia Inquirer about a toddler who was having trouble standing and walking.
Delmarva Safety Association Hosts Active Shooter Simulation at 40th Annual Safety Conference
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in an April 10 WMDT-TV (47-abc) story that covered a safety conference in Maryland.
How Women Firefighters Protect Each Other On & Off The Front Lines
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Dec. 8 Bustle article that highlighted her study about how women firefighters promote safety in male-dominated firehouses.
Bill Being Proposed to Extend Protections on First Responders
A study by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, looking into the likelihood that paramedics could be violently injured on the job, was referenced Sept. 26 in a WILX (NBC-10, Lansing, Michigan) report on a new bill in that state aimed at protecting first responders.
Ambulance Workers Face Abuse From Patients, are Fighting Back With Training
A study by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, looking into the likelihood that paramedics could be violently injured on the job, was referenced in an April 11 St. Cloud Times story on the assaults suffered by Indianapolis EMS workers.
Paramedic Jennie: Black Eyes, Split Lips, Drunken Monks and a Profession Not for the Faint of Heart
An article in the National Post (Canada) on Feb. 21 about the on-the-job hazards of a female paramedic cited a study tracking injury prevalence among paramedics by the Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) labs, which are run by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health.
Paramedics Are More Likely to Be Injured on the Job Says Drexel Research
Research by Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, about paramedics/EMTs and their likelihood to be violently injured on the job was reported by a various NBC-affilates on Feb. 1, including WXIA-TV (NBC-Atlanta, Ga.), KTEN-TV (NBC-Sherman, Texas), WDSU-TV (NBC-New Orleans, Louis.), WYFF-TV (NBC-Greenville, S.C.) and WTHR-TV (NBC-Indanapolios, Ind.).
Drexel Study: City's Paramedics Often Assaulted
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a Jan. 31 Philadelphia Inquirer story profiling her research into paramedics/EMTs and their likelihood to be violently injured on the job. The study was also featured in a Health magazine story on Jan. 31.
For People in Healthcare, Violence is an Occupational Hazard
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed on a Dec. 2 WHYY-FM/Newsworks.org story about violence against health care workers.
Philly First Responders Attacked by Those They Seek to Help
A Newsworks story featuring the research of Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Public Health about on-the-job assaults affecting emergency responders, ran on NBCPhiladelphia.com on Jan. 28.
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, was quoted in a WHYY/Newsworks story on Jan. 27 about her research on the impact of on-the-job assaults on paramedics and EMTs.
Ebola Nurse In Dallas: Why One Texas Hospital Couldn't Contain Ebola
Jennifer Taylor, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, was quoted in an International Business Times article on Oct. 14 about health care worker safety in the context of recent Ebola cases.
Assaults to EMS First Responders are Felonies in Pennsylvania, So Why Do Many Victims Feel They Do Not Receive Justice?
Violence toward first responders is widespread and can face a felony charge in Pennsylvania, yet new research shows that victims often feel they do not receive legal justice.
Keeping First Responders Safe: Drexel-Developed Safety Climate Scale Helps Fire Departments Reach Health and Wellness Goals
A new scale, that effectively measures the safety climate of a fire department, has been developed by researchers from Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health, according to a paper published today in the journal Safety Science.
Drexel Researchers Improving Firefighter Safety
Researchers at Drexel University will assess and train firefighters nationwide to improve on-the-job safety and prevent injuries. The project, called FOCUS 2.0, is funded by a $1.5 million grant from FEMA and DHS.
Drexel Research Group Developing New Checklist to Prevent Violence Against Ambulance Workers
A new checklist running down everything from the first dispatch for a call to potential coping strategies for injuries was developed at Drexel and will now be implemented by multiple fire departments, including Philadelphia's.
Drexel Study: Women Firefighters Can Improve Safety, But Fire Department Culture Must Change
A new study by Drexel’s Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends discerned that gender may be a unique contributor to safety, but hypermasculine fire service culture creates barriers.
Drexel Receives $1.5 Million FEMA Grant to Study Stress and Violent Injuries in Fire Departments’ EMS Workers
Drexel University’s Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) team will lead a study that was funded for $1.5 million to create a data system and standardized checklist for injuries and stress suffered by EMS workers in fire departments.
Better Injury Data Management Can Save Fire Departments Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
A new study out of Drexel University shows that more accurately tracking injuries in the fire service can save fire departments a great amount of money and more accurately focus injury prevention efforts.
Doctors' Biases Mean Black Men Don't Get the Same Treatment in Healthcare
Black men likely don't get the same healthcare treatment that white men do because of doctors' biases and fear of black men, according to a new qualitative study.
Peers, Public Perception Influence Firefighters Against Safety Equipment
Interviews conducted across the country by Drexel University researchers found that firefighters are often influenced by both colleagues and the public’s perception of them as risk-takers when choosing whether or not to use their safety equipment.
Study: Paramedics’ Risk of Being Assaulted Exceeds Firefighting Colleagues
A study of ambulance personnel found that paramedics are 14 times more likely to be violently injured on the job than their firefighting colleagues.
From Big-Data Injury Prevention to Mapping Travel for Prenatal Care: Drexel Public Health Research at APHA 2014
Researchers from Drexel University presented research on a wide range of public health topics emphasizing urban health challenges, geographic methods in public health, community resilience and more, at the 142nd annual meeting and exposition of the American Public Health Association in New Orleans.
Institute for Energy and the Environment Seed Grants
Reducing carbon emissions, improving efficiency of the power grid and using ultrasound to treat contaminated water are just a few of the research goals being pursued by the first round of projects funded by the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment. In all six projects received seed funding totaling $270,000 to investigate topics related to environmental protection and sustainability.
Medical Safety Innovation Gets a Boost from Systematic Analysis
Researchers from the Drexel University School of Public Health say that health care organizations have an untapped opportunity to use data analysis methods on their own administrative data as a “springboard to problem identification” at the leading edge of preventing medical errors.
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Occupational Data in Medical Billing Records Could Prevent Workplace Injuries
A subtle change to hospital data collection policies could make a big difference in preventing occupational health and safety hazards, according to workplace safety researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health.
Preventing Firefighter Injuries and Casualties by Examining the Culture of Safety
Drexel University was awarded a three-year, $1 million fire prevention and safety grant last month to develop tools to improve on-the-job safety for firefighters. Researchers will develop a survey to measure the safety climate – the measurable aspect of an organization’s or group’s attitudes toward safe behavior or “culture of safety”– for use in fire departments and by fire safety researchers.
Hospital Safety Climate Linked to Both Patient and Nurse Injuries
A safe working environment for nurses is also a safe environment for the patients in their care, according to a new study led by public health researchers at Drexel University, published online in BMJ Quality and Safety in October.