Dr. Faith Taylor

Biography

Faith Taylor is a physical geographer with research interests in geographic information systems (GIS), spatial modeling, statistics, and natural hazards. She completed her MSc in Environmental Modelling, Monitoring, and Management, followed by a PhD at King's College London, focusing on statistical patterns in triggered landslide event inventories and the development of a landslide road impact model. From 2015 to 2017, she held post-doctoral research positions at King’s, emphasizing hazard risks in towns and cities in the Global South. She co-founded the platform Intrepid Explorers to promote field-based research education, leading projects such as 'Urban Africa Risk Knowledge' and 'Why we Disagree about Resilience.' From 2017 to 2019, she served as a lecturer in GIS at the University of Portsmouth. Her teaching includes undergraduate courses on natural hazards and environmental issues. Her current research explores the development and application of spatial statistical models for natural hazards, particularly in urban settings within the Global South. She actively contributes to advancing the understanding of multi-hazard infrastructure risks and qualitative GIS techniques to visualize resilience in informal settlements.

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