Taylor is a DPhil Candidate in International Relations at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Her research is funded by the ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership.
Her research focuses on the institutionalisation of the international norm prohibiting conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). She explores how and why the international community has actively worked to create policies, practices, and procedures to prevent and eliminate CRSV, following the emergence of CRSV on the international agenda in the 1990s. In particular, she focuses on international criminal justice mechanisms and United Nations fora.
Taylor's research builds on themes from her MPhil in International Relations at Lincoln College, Oxford. Prior to coming to Oxford, she completed her MA (Hons) in International Relations at the University of St Andrews, where she received the Principal's Scholarship for Academic Excellence, the Matt Howell Dissertation Prize and the Professor Paul Wilkinson Prize. Alongside her studies, Taylor interned at non-profits, a research centre, and an NGO, and worked as a research assistant. She is currently a Student Representative for the DPhil International Relations course.
