We’re excited to welcome Taylor Clough to the team. With experience in program implementation, evaluation, and data analysis, Taylor has co-authored practitioner resources on special education, social-emotional learning, and computer science; his social-work lens centers the lived experiences of students, families, and communities.
By Anna Lasek, Communications Assistant at Rutgers CESP
We are excited to welcome Taylor Clough as a Research Associate at Rutgers CESP! Taylor is a mixed-methods researcher with experience in program implementation, evaluation, data analysis, and applied research that informs educational practice and policy. He has co-authored research briefs and practitioner-focused resources on topics including special education, social-emotional learning, and computer science education.
Taylor earned a Master of Clinical Social Work from Widener University in Chester, PA, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Health and Society from Rutgers University.
Outside his research at CESP, Taylor is a Licensed Social Worker and serves as a therapist. He specializes in supporting individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, and substance use. With clinical experience providing therapy to adolescents and adults in a variety of mental health settings, Taylor centers his research approach on the lived experiences of students, families, and communities.
Beyond work, Taylor enjoys traveling to the Adirondacks to visit his grandparents, reading science fiction, spending quiet time with his ferret Delilah, and getting together with friends. Taylor looks forward to bringing his experience and perspective in social work to CESP and to expanding his expertise in research methods, with a particular interest in qualitative work.
Please join us in giving Taylor a warm welcome to the Rutgers CESP team!