Assistant Professor
tbr9@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-106
Health Policy and Management
Academic Degrees
- PhD (Health Policy and Management), University of California, Los Angeles
- MPH (Health Equity), University of Maryland, College Park
- BS (Community Health), University of Maryland, College Park
Courses Taught
Dr. Taylor B. Rogers’ journey in public health began in community engagement and health education. Frustrated with the limits of individual-level interventions, she pursued higher education to address racism as a structural determinant of health and healthcare.
Her research uses mixed methods to examine how structural racism shapes entry into and advancement within the population health workforce. She focuses on workforce development and retention among systematically underrepresented communities and investigates how workplace and educational inequities influence career trajectories, policies, and population health outcomes.
As a full spectrum birth and postpartum doula, Dr. Rogers brings a practice-based perspective to her scholarship. Supporting Black families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum has given her a grounded understanding of how inequities affect patients and providers alike. This practice informs her academic work and strengthens her commitment to advancing workforce strategies that are equity-driven, culturally responsive, community-centered, and rooted in tradition.
Prior to joining UH Mānoa, Dr. Rogers was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Healthforce Center and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco.
Selected Publications
Rogers, T. B., Graham, K.Q., Mitchell, C. R., Chantarat, T., Ko, M. J. (2024). Navigating Hostile Workplaces and Educational Spaces within Health Services and Policy Research. Health Equity Journal. 8:1, 806-815. https://doi.org/ 10.1089/ heq.2024.0121.
Chantarat, T., Rogers, T. B., Mitchell, C. R., Ko, M. J. (2022) Perception of workplace climate and diversity, equity, and inclusion within health services and policy research. Health Services Research. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14032
Alang, S., Rogers, T. B., Williamson, L. D., Green, C., & Bell, A. J. (2021) Police brutality and unmet need for mental health care. Health Services Research, 56(6), 1104-1113. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.1373
Passmore, S. R., Jamison, A. M., Abdelwadoud, M., Rogers, T. B., Wiggan, M., Mullins, D. C., & Thomas, S. B. (2021) Use of a Qualitative Story Deck to Create Scenarios and Uncover Factors Associated with African American Participation in Genomics Research. Field Methods, 33(2), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X20982089
Yim, E., Rogers, T. B., Msami, K., Calixte, R., Kahesa, C., Mwaiselage, J. D., Dorn, J., Soliman, A. S. (2020) Factors Related to Completion of Referral among Women Suspected of Cervical Cancer and Dysplasia in Tanzania. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 152(1), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13412
Passmore, S. R., Jamison, A. M., Hancock, G. R., Abdelwadoud, M., Mullins, C. D., Rogers, T. B., & Thomas, S. B. (2019) “I’m a Little More Trusting”: Components of Trustworthiness in the Decision to Participate in Genomics Research for African Americans. Public Health Genomics, 22(5–6), 215–226. https://doi.org/10.1159/000505271
