As an undergraduate, Taylor studied history and Spanish at Brigham Young University. In 2018, he completed a master's program in Spanish translation and interpretation at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. He then began graduate studies in history at the University of Oklahoma (MA 2020; PhD 2020-present).
Taylor's research interests include modern Latin America, agricultural history, the American West, and the history of intermediaries. He has published in the journals Agricultural History, California Legal History, and The Americas with a forthcoming publication in the Pacific Historical Review. His dissertation will explore agricultural innovation in the Peruvian Andes from 1950-2000.
