NEW LEARNING. NEW INSIGHTS. NEW HOPE.

A comprehensive, client-centered approach builds on measurable real-world results.

LEADERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATION.

Our status-neutral approach and trauma-informed methodology reflect a refreshingly modern mindset. CARES staff, clients and patients often participate in our research efforts. We also partner with top universities like Yale, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Emory and Meharry Medical College, as well as the TN Center for AIDS Research (CFAR).

“Through the novel work we're doing, we aim to change how research is conducted so that everyone involved, including clients and staff, is meaningfully engaged, valued, and heard, rather than included only in a tokenistic way.”

–Taylor Ladson, Research Coordinator

STAFF HIGHLIGHT

Research Coordinator Taylor Ladson

Taylor Ladson is a Nashville native. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, where she majored in Psychology, then went on to receive her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from George Washington University in Washington, DC. At GWU she worked as a Research Associate helping manage clinical trials related to HIV prevention and COVID-19 vaccines. She then moved on to the National Cancer Institute in the Center for Global Health as a Program Analyst where she supported grants that collaborated with institutions in low- and middle-income countries. In her free time she enjoys gardening, hiking, reading, trying new restaurants, and traveling.