Kayla Taft

Hometown: Orange County, CA
Education: B.A. in Psychology, cum laude from University of California, Santa Cruz
Advisor: Dr. V. Gil-Rivas
Program Track: Clinical
Labs: HEALTH Lab
Research Interests: Diet-mediated chronic illness and its intersection with sociocultural perspectives on diet and nutrition, addressing gaps in chronic illness/autoimmune disease research including health-related quality of life for underserved populations, intersecting identities within healthcare spaces

Hobbies: Tending to my plants, weightlifting, hiking, painting