Robert J Taylor

Biographic Data

ID3734580
NAMERobert J Taylor
GIVEN NAMESRobert J
FAMILY NAMETaylor
SIGNATURETAYLOR R J
AFFILIATIONSTexas A&M University
ORCID0000-0002-6106-7722
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS54
TOTAL CITATIONS49
AUTHOR COUNT53
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1951
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX4

  • A Participatory-Based Research Approach for Assessing Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water in the Houston Neighborhood of the Greater Fifth Ward

    Open AccessLeanne S Fawkes, Thomas J McDonald et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    To address community-driven concerns about lead-contaminated drinking water in residential homes in the Greater Fifth Ward neighborhood in Northeast Houston, Texas utilizing participatory-based research. The study collected survey data and performed lead analysis on drinking water from residents’ homes. The Greater Fifth Ward is characterized as a majority-minority environmental justice community and is located within two confirmed cancer cluster…

  • Waiting to Die”

    Open AccessRuhan Nagra, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Justice2021

    Background: Residents of census tract 708 in St. John Parish, Louisiana, face the highest nationwide cancer risk from air pollution due to chloroprene emissions from the Denka Performance Elastomer facility. The University Network for Human Rights worked with residents of this predominantly Black community in Cancer Alley to design and implement a survey-based health study of the area. The study aimed to (1) assess the relationship between househ…

  • Participatory Action Research-Dadirri-Ganma, using Yarning

    Open AccessHepsibah Sharmil, Janet Kelly et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2021

    Concepts within this paper are shared from the perspective of the PhD student with the permission and support of local Elders and Working Group members. The intention is to share what was learned for the benefit of other students, research projects and community members who are beginning a similar journey

  • Perceived Discrimination Trajectories and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Black Adults

    Open AccessKellee White, Bethany A Bell et al.ARTICLEInnovation in Aging2020Cited by: 9References: 30

    Characterizing longitudinal patterns of perceived discrimination may facilitate the stratification of mental health risk and vulnerability among black middle-aged and older adults. Trajectories of racial discrimination may inform risk of worse depressive symptoms more accurately than a single assessment of discrimination

  • The Redcap consortium

    Open AccessPaul A Harris, Robert Taylor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biomedical Informatics2019

  • Global mortality associated with seasonal influenza epidemics

    Open AccessJohn Paget, Peter Spreeuwenberg et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    BACKGROUND: Until recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated the annual mortality burden of influenza to be 250 000 to 500 000 all-cause deaths globally; however, a 2017 study indicated a substantially higher mortality burden, at 290 000-650 000 influenza-associated deaths from respiratory causes alone, and a 2019 study estimated 99 000-200 000 deaths from lower respiratory tract infections directly caused by influenza. Here we revis…

  • Mercury Levels in Women and Children from Interior Villages in Suriname, South America

    Open AccessPaul E Ouboter, Gwendolyn Landburg et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Natural sources of mercury, historical gold mining, and contemporary artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities have led to mercury contamination in Suriname. Our primary objective was to evaluate mercury levels in hair of women and children from interior villages in Suriname where mercury levels in fish are elevated. We also estimated blood levels of mercury using an established mathematical conversion to facilitate comparison with …

  • Modelling estimates of age-specific influenza-related hospitalisation and mortality in the United Kingdom

    Open AccessGonçalo Matias, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    ClinicalTrial.gov, NCT01520935

  • Marine Foraging Birds As Bioindicators of Mercury in the Gulf of Maine

    Open AccessM Wing Goodale, David C Evers et al.ARTICLEEcoHealth2008

  • Papers of John Adams. General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen. Volume 3

    John Ferling, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1990

  • Papers of John Adams

    John A Schutz, Gregg L Lint et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1990

    Journal Article Papers of John Adams. Ed. by Gregg L. Lint, Robert J. Taylor, Richard Alan Ryerson, Celeste Walker, and Joanna M. Revelas. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1989. Vol. VII: September 1778–February 1779. xl + 433 pp. Vol. VIII: March 1779–February 1780. xii + 462 pp. $85.00/set.) Get access John A. Schutz John A. Schutz University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Jo…

  • Race Differences in Seeking Help from Social Workers

    Clifford L Broman, Harold W Neighbors et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Sociology & Social…1989

    This paper examines race differences in the use of social workers. A major finding is that blacks are more likely to consult social workers than are whites. Socio-demographic variables did not affect this pattern, nor did the type of problem. Implications for the training of social workers are discussed

  • Intergroup attitudes

    Michael C Thornton, Robert J TaylorARTICLEEthnic and Racial Studies1988Cited by: 16References: 25

    1988). Intergroup attitudes: Black American perceptions of Asian Americans. Ethnic and Racial Studies: Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 474-488

  • Black American perceptions of black Africans

    Michael C Thornton, Robert J TaylorARTICLEEthnic and Racial Studies1988Cited by: 16References: 23

    1988). Black American perceptions of black Africans. Ethnic and Racial Studies: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 139-150

  • Diary of Charles Francis Adams, Volume 7, June 1836-February 1838, and Volume 8, March 1838-February 1840

    Lilian Handlin, Marc Friedlaender et al.ARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1987

  • Diary of Charles Francis Adams

    John A Schutz, Marc Friedlaender et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1987

    Journal Article Diary of Charles Francis Adams. Ed. by Marc Friedlaender, Robert J. Taylor, Celeste Walker, and Richard Alan Ryerson. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1986. Vol. VII: June 1836–February 1838. xxxiii + 406 pp. Vol. VIII: March 1838–February 1840. xiii + 444 pp. $65.00/set.) Get access John A. Schutz John A. Schutz University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal…

  • The Use of Social Service Agencies by Black Americans

    Harold W Neighbors, Robert J TaylorARTICLESocial Service Review1985Cited by: 8

    This paper explores demographic variations in the use of social service agencies by adult black Americans. Only 14 percent of the respondents who sought professional help contacted a social service agency. Bivariate results indicate that low-income, low-educated, and older respondents are more likely to use social services. Persons with economic problems are also more prone to use social services. Multivariate analyses revealed that low-income re…

  • Papers of John Adams. Volume 5

    Constance B Schulz, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1985

  • Papers of John Adams

    John A Schutz, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1985

    Journal Article Papers of John Adams. Ed. by Robert J. Taylor and Gregg L. Lint. (Cambridge: Belknap, 1983. Vol. 5: August 1776–March 1778. xlv + 410 pp. Map, illustrations, and notes. Vol. 6: March–August 1778. xi + 465 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, and index. $60.00/the set.) Get access John A. Schutz John A. Schutz University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Americ…

  • Papers of John Adams, Volumes 5 and 6, August 1776-July 1778

    Paul C Nagel, Robert J Taylor et al.ARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1984

  • One Historian's Educations

    Robert J TaylorARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1984

    I T would be accurate to say that I stumbled into the study of history. As an undergraduate at the University of Michigan I wound up majoring in English because I loved literature and was all thumbs in the chemistry laboratory, where originally I had expected to spend my life. I took enough credits in education to qualify for a teacher's certificate but only one history course-the obligatory year's survey of English history. course, thorough and …

  • The Pynchon Papers, Volume 1

    Robert J Taylor, Carl Bridenbaugh et al.ARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1983

  • Being Bicentennial

    Frank Shuffelton, Hugh T Lefler et al.ARTICLEEighteenth-Century Studies1983

  • The Divine Politician

    Robert J Taylor, Charles W AkersARTICLEJournal of American History1983

    Journal Article The Divine Politician: Samuel Cooper and the American Revolution in Boston. By Charles W. Akers. (Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1982. xii + 445 pp. Illustrations, notes, note on the manuscripts of Samuel Cooper, and index. $22.95.) Get access Robert J. Taylor Robert J. Taylor The Adams Papers Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 70, Issue 1, June 1983…

  • Diary of John Quincy Adams

    Robert H Ferrell, David Grayson Allen et al.ARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1982