Biography

Sally Gould-Taylor, PhD (she/her), is a Research Professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and Director of the Christopher M. Barnett Autism Laboratory. Sally holds a PhD in urban education with a focus on anthropology of education and has taught at Temple since 2012. Prior to joining the Barnett College of Public Health, she served as Executive Director of the Institute on Disabilities (PA UCEDD) at Temple University. During her time at the Institute, Sally led a wide range of projects designed to authentically include people with disabilities as partners and co-researchers. Her work builds on community-based participatory research (CBPR) in diverse fields of human services, disability and education. Her research examines phenomena associated with identity and power to address the legacy of racism and ableism that exists within the U.S. education system and disproportionately impacts students living at the intersections of marginalized racial and ethnic identity and disability. She has served as the principal investigator for multiple interdisciplinary research, evaluation and community service projects utilizing a social justice lens.