Health Assessment and Translation
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Kyla W. Taylor, Ph.D.
Health Scientist
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Tel 984-287-3194
[email protected]
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P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop K2-04
Durham, NC 27709
Kyla W. Taylor, Ph.D., is an epidemiologist in Integrative Health Assessment Branch at the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) at NIEHS. Taylor specializes in systematic review and hazard identification methodologies and serves as the program lead for DTT’s Consumer Products and Therapeutics Program. Taylor's research includes conducting systematic review and meta-analyses, advancing and harmonizing systematic review and evidence integration methodology, and developing class-based approaches for hazard assessment. Additionally, Taylor leads primary research on exposures to personal care products and their chemical constituents, investigating potential links to hormone-sensitive cancers and other health outcomes.
Taylor received her BA from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, her M.S. in Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Selected Publications
- Taylor KW, JR Bucher, RB Blain, CA Sibrizzi, PA Hartman, K Magnuson, SE Eftim and AA Rooney. NTP monograph on the state of the science concerning fluoride exposure and neurodevelopment and cognition: a systematic review. NTP Monographs. 2024 Aug:(8):NTP-MGRAPH-8. doi: 10.22427/NTP-MGRAPH-8. [Abstract]
Recent Publications
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Taylor K, Eftim S, Rooney A. Concerns About Data and Analyses Used in Assessing Fluoride Exposure and Children's IQ Scores-Reply.
JAMA pediatrics.
2025 May 12 [Epub ahead of print].
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AbstractTaylor K, Eftim S, Rooney A. Concerns About Data and Analyses Used in Assessing Fluoride Exposure and Children's IQ Scores-Reply. JAMA pediatrics. 2025 May 12
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Taylor K, Bucher J, Eftim S, Blain R, Rooney A. Re: Association between low fluoride exposure and children's intelligence: A meta-analysis relevant to community water fluoridation.
Public health.
2025 Apr;241:179-180.
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AbstractTaylor K, Bucher J, Eftim S, Blain R, Rooney A. Re: Association between low fluoride exposure and children's intelligence: A meta-analysis relevant to community water fluoridation. Public health. 2025 Apr
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Taylor K, Eftim S, Sibrizzi C, Blain R, Magnuson K, Hartman P, Rooney A, Bucher J. Fluoride Exposure and Children's IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
JAMA pediatrics.
2025 Mar 01;179(3):282-292.
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AbstractTaylor K, Eftim S, Sibrizzi C, Blain R, Magnuson K, Hartman P, Rooney A, Bucher J. Fluoride Exposure and Children's IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA pediatrics. 2025 Mar 01
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Taylor K, Howdeshell K, Singh A, Walker V, Wang A, Boyles A, Beverly B, Rooney A. Comment on "Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution".
Environmental health perspectives.
2024 Aug;132(8):88001.
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AbstractTaylor K, Howdeshell K, Singh A, Walker V, Wang A, Boyles A, Beverly B, Rooney A. Comment on "Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution". Environmental health perspectives. 2024 Aug
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Mansouri K, Taylor K, Auerbach S, Ferguson S, Frawley R, Hsieh J, Jahnke G, Kleinstreuer N, Mehta S, Moreira-Filho J, Parham F, Rider C, Rooney A, Wang A, Sutherland V. Unlocking the Potential of Clustering and Classification Approaches: Navigating Supervised and Unsupervised Chemical Similarity.
Environmental health perspectives.
2024 Aug;132(8):85002.
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AbstractMansouri K, Taylor K, Auerbach S, Ferguson S, Frawley R, Hsieh J, Jahnke G, Kleinstreuer N, Mehta S, Moreira-Filho J, Parham F, Rider C, Rooney A, Wang A, Sutherland V. Unlocking the Potential of Clustering and Classification Approaches: Navigating Supervised and Unsupervised Chemical Similarity. Environmental health perspectives. 2024 Aug
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