Our research has focused on making all sectors of the environmental movement accessible to members of underrepresented communities. We focus on the following research themes:
Explore our publications below.
Taylor DE, Blondell M. Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale School of the Environment; 2023. doi:DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.10106.36801. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor D. The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations Mainstream NGOs Foundations Government Agencies. 2018. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34512.40962. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. Duke University Press; 2016. doi:10.1215/9780822373971. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s: Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change. Duke University Press; 2009. doi:10.1215/9780822392248. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Race, class, gender, and American environmentalism. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; 2002. doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-534. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor, DE. Prisons, Jails, and the Environment: Why Environmentalists Should Care About Mass Incarceration? American Behavioral Science. 2023; 68(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764222114220
Taylor DE. Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility. NYU Press; 2014. Available at: https://nyupress.org/9781479861781/toxic-communities/. Google Scholar
Taylor DE. The Rise of the Environmental Justice Paradigm. American Behavioral Scientist. 2000;43(4):508 - 580. doi:10.1177/0002764200043004003. DOI Google
Taylor DE. Introduction: The Evolution of Environmental Justice Activism, Research, and Scholarship. Environmental Practice. 2011;13(4):280 - 301. doi:10.1017/S1466046611000329. DOI Google Scholar
Lashley S, Taylor DE. Why can’t they work together? A framework for understanding conflict and collaboration in two environmental disputes in Southeast Michigan. In: Taylor DE, ed. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Vol 18. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 2010:409 - 449. doi:10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)0000018016. DOI Google Scholar
Freeman S, Taylor DE. Heritage tourism: A mechanism to facilitate the preservation of black family farms. In: Taylor DE, ed. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Vol 18. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 2010:261 - 285. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)0000018011. Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Allison K, Hamilton T, Bell A. Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Food Access in Two Predominantly White Cities: The Case of Lansing, East Lansing, and Surrounding Townships in Michigan. Sustainability. 2023;15(20):15065. doi:10.3390/su152015065. DOI Google Scholar
Rybarczyk G, Taylor D, Brines S, Wetzel R. A Geospatial Analysis of Access to Ethnic Food Retailers in Two Michigan Cities: Investigating the Importance of Outlet Type within Active Travel Neighborhoods. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(1):166. doi:10.3390/ijerph17010166. DOI Google
Taylor DE. Black Farmers in the USA and Michigan: Longevity, Empowerment, and Food Sovereignty. Journal of African American Studies. 2018;22(1):49 - 76. doi:10.1007/s12111-018-9394-8. DOI Google Scholar
Burdine JD, Taylor DE. Neighbourhood characteristics and urban gardens in the Toledo metropolitan area: staffing and voluntarism, food production, infrastructure, and sustainability practices. Local Environment. 2018;23(2):198 - 219. doi:10.1080/13549839.2017.1397614. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Ard KJ. Research Article: Food Availability and the Food Desert Frame in Detroit: An Overview of the City’s Food System. Environmental Practice. 2015;17(2):102 - 133. doi:10.1017/S1466046614000544. DOI Google
Ahn S, Johnson K, Lutton M, Otudor I, Pino J, Yu C. Examining Disparities in Food Access and Enhancing the Food Security of Undeserved Populations in Michigan. 2014. Available at: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/106558. Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Lusuegro A, Loong V, et al. Racial, Gender, and Age Dynamics in Michigan’s Urban and Rural Farmers Markets: Reducing Food Insecurity, and the Impacts of a Pandemic. American Behavioral Scientist. 2022;66(7):894 - 936. doi:10.1177/00027642211013387. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Wright T’Y, Ortiz I, Surdoval A, McCoy E, Daupan S. Rising food insecurity and the impacts of the COVID pandemic on emergency food assistance in Michigan. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 2022:1 - 29. doi:10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.008. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Bell A, Saherwala A. Understanding Food Access in Flint: An Analysis of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities. American Behavioral Scientist. 2022:000276422211422. doi:10.1177/00027642221142201. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Farias LM, Kahan LM, et al. Understanding the challenges faced by Michigan’s family farmers: race/ethnicity and the impacts of a pandemic Abstract. Agriculture and Human Values. 2022;39(3):1077 - 1096. doi:10.1007/s10460-022-10305-6. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Blondell M. Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale School of the Environment; 2023. doi:DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.10106.36801. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE, Paul S, McCoy E. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Salience of Publicly Disclosing Demographic Data in American Environmental Nonprofits. Sustainability. 2019;11:5491. doi:10.3390/su11195491. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor D, Price K, McCoy E. Diversity Pathways: Broadening Participation in Environmental Organizations. 2018. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.19473.68963/1. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor D. Environmental Organizations in the Great Lakes Region: An Assessment of Institutional Diversity. 2014. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.29479.24487. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor D. Enhancing racial diversity in the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2018;8. doi:10.1007/s13412-018-0518-1. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Gender and Racial Diversity in Environmental Organizations: Uneven Accomplishments and Cause for Concern. Environmental Justice. 2015;8(5):165 - 180. doi:10.1089/env.2015.0018. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Research Article: Racial and Gender Differences in Job Mobility and Wages of Employees in Environmental Organizations. Environmental Practice. 2011;13(4):370 - 385. doi:10.1017/S146604661100038X. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Racial and ethnic differences in the students’ readiness, identity, perceptions of institutional diversity, and desire to join the environmental workforce. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 2018;8(2):152 - 168. doi:10.1007/s13412-017-0447-4. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Green Jobs and the Potential to Diversify the Environmental Workforce. Utah Environmental Law Review. 2011;31(1). Available at: https://epubs.utah.edu/index.php/jlrel/article/view/467. Google Scholar
Taylor D. Employment Preferences and Salary Expectations of Students in Science and Engineering. BioScience. 2007;57(2):175 - 185. doi:10.1641/B570212. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor D. Diversity in Environmental Organizations Reporting and Transparency. 2018. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.24588.00649. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Diversity and Equity in Environmental Organizations: The Salience of These Factors to Students. The Journal of Environmental Education. 2007;39(1):19 - 44. doi:10.3200/JOEE.39.1.19-44. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s: Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change. Duke University Press; 2009. doi:10.1215/9780822392248. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Equity, influence, and access: Central Park’s role in historical and contemporary urban park financing. In: Taylor DE, ed. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective.Vol 18. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 2010:29 - 73. doi:10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)0000018004. DOI Google Scholar
Chitewere T, Taylor DE. Sustainable living and community building in Ecovillage at Ithaca: The challenges of incorporating social justice concerns into the practices of an ecological cohousing community. In: Taylor DE, ed. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Vol 18. Environment and Social Justice: An International Perspective. Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 2010:141 - 176. doi:10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)0000018007. DOI Google Scholar
(Unpublished) Urban Green Infrastructure: Guiding Municipalities and Exploring Implications for Justice
Taylor DE. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Connectedness to Nature and Landscape Preferences Among College Students. Environmental Justice. 2018;11(3):118 - 136. doi:10.1089/env.2017.0040. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. College Students and Nature: Differing Thoughts of Fear, Danger, Disconnection, and Loathing. Environmental Management. 2019;64(1):79 - 96. doi:10.1007/s00267-019-01172-9. DOI Google Scholar
Taylor DE. Diversity and the environment: myth-making and the status of minorities in the field. In: Wilkinson RC, Freudenburg WR, eds. Equity and the Environment. Vol 15. Equity and the Environment. Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 2007:89 - 147. doi:10.1016/S0196-1152(07)15003-1. DOI Google Scholar