Taylor is a first-year doctoral candidate in media studies in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin. She is interested in studying Hollywood history and ephemeral media such as trade magazines and pressbooks. She received her BA in Communication at Manhattan College and her MA in Cinema Studies at NYU's Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, she worked as a social media manager across the theater, television and film industries. She most recently worked for Letterboxd on their social team.