Dr. Sarah Taylor

Dr. Sarah Taylor is an Associate Professor in Child Development and Family Studies at California State University, Long Beach. As a trained family scientist and Certified Family Life Educator, Dr. Taylor takes a strengths- and prevention-approach to supporting individuals and families. She has applied her training in family science to her experiences developing and evaluating youth and family programs and workshops in local, national, and international contexts. Her research focuses on intimate partner violence, relationship health, sexuality and relationship education, and the scholarship of teaching and learning in family science. 

Dr. Taylor is also a service learning instructor. Drawing from her values around the importance of community-driven work and experiential learning opportunities, Dr. Taylor has developed partnerships with local community organizations that serve families. Students in her service learning course apply their training in Child and Family Studies to address community-identified needs with partner organizations. 

 

Academic Area: 
Child and Family Studies

  • Ph.D. in Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                                  
    • Specialization: Child, Youth & Family Studies
    • Ph.D. Minor: Women’s and Gender Studies
    • Mixed Methods Research Certificate
  • M.A. in Child, Youth & Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • B.A. in Psychology (Mental Health Emphasis), Doane College

  • Intimate partner violence
  • Relationship health & well-being
  • Sexuality & relationship education
  • Program Development & Evaluation
  • Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SOTL) in Family Science

  • Taylor, S., Brar, P., & Stallings, A. (2025). Reproductive coercion: Prevalence and risk factors associated with relationship health knowledge and skills. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 40(15-16), 3826-3847. 
     
  • Jaurequi, M. E., Lancaster-Strickland, M., & Taylor, S. (2024). Actor-partner associations of emotion regulation, relationship quality, and cyber dating abuse among heterosexual emerging adult couples. Journal of Family Violence, 40, 1047–1058.&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
     
  • Taylor, S., Stallings, A., Greenstein, S, Ochoa, A., Said, A., Salinas, N., Becerril, N., Guevara, W., & Phan, M. (2024). Serving IPV survivors in culturally diverse communities: Perspectives from current service providers. Violence Against Women, 30(8), 1866-1882. 
     
  • Brar, P., Shramko, M., Taylor, S., & Eisenberg, M. (2023). The moderating influence of school adult connectedness on adolescent dating violence and mental health. Journal of School Health, 93(4), 297-304. 
     
  • Taylor, S. & Xia, Y. (2022). Dating violence among rural adolescents: Perpetration and victimization by gender. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(9-10), NP7729-NP7750. 
     
  • Taylor, S., Xia, Y., & Brar, P. (2021). Parental awareness of rural adolescents’ dating behaviors: Implications for parent education. Journal of Extension, 59(3), Article 10. ;
     
  • Taylor, S. & Xia, Y. (2020). Preparing FCS professionals: Understanding intimate partner violence advocacy using the Social Ecological Model. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 112(2), 57-64. 
     
  • Taylor, S. & Xia, Y. (2018). Cyber partner abuse: A systematic review. Violence and Victims, 33(6), 983-1011. ;

  • Serving Individuals & Families in the Community
  • Child & Family in the Community
  • Parent Education
  • Family Stress & Coping
  • International Families