Taylor was born and raised in Southern Virginia and grew up playing basketball year-round ever since she was 8 years old. After getting a full ride to Queens University of Charlotte to play basketball at the division II level, she received her bachelors of science in chemistry. Although Taylor is a native east coaster, it was never her vibe. Her mother was born and raised in the PNW as a Nez Perce/ Oglala Lakota Sioux woman and has influenced Taylor to experience and appreciate the western side of the US. Taylor loves to visit her family in the PNW and laugh, tell stories, go boating, and spend quality time with her extended family. She moved to Salt Lake City in June of 2022, after being a part of the NARI program in the summer of 2021 that made her realize how much she enjoys research and Utah (very surprising to her family and friends). Taylor is the black sheep of both sides of her family being vegetarian, a scientist, and recently getting into mountain biking / rock climbing (always getting injured but enthusiastic for the next time). She is currently applying to PhD programs interested in ethnobotany, TEK, and Indigenous Knowledge.
