Introduction
Taylor Harris Braswell is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Urban and Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In Fall 2025, he will join the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University as an Assistant Professor of Sociology. In his research, he uses comparative historical methods and spatial data science tools to understand the social, environmental, and political economic dynamics of urbanization and infrastructure development.
Taylor’s research has been published in journals such as Social Forces, Urban Geography, the Journal of Urban Affairs, Agriculture and Human Values, and the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
You can view Taylor’s CV here.
Contact
email: tbraswel@ucsc.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/taylor-braswell-a2753721